Sunday 11 June 2023

The Sunday Crossword No 3258, Sunday 11 Jun 2023

ACROSS
1   Conclude to dress for cold weather (4,2) WRAP UP [DD]
4   Over-hasty – and late! (8) PREVIOUS [DD]
10 Terrible couplet, being four times greater? (7) OCTUPLE*
11 Creature seen in Japan? Thereabouts (7) PANTHER [T]
12 Streetscape redesigned for athletic types (4-7) PACE-SETTERS*
15 Bond film's aged fellow (so says Spooner) (9) GOLDENEYE (~olden guy to golden eye)
16 Tongue stuffing in bulghur dumplings (4) URDU [T]
18 Holy Roman Emperor succeeding Berengar VIII in Rome (4) OTTO [DD]
19 Son among schoolboys who live by Baltic Sea? (9) ESTONIANS {E{S}TONIANS}
21 Stationery item seen in basic dental reshaping (7,4) ELASTIC BAND*
24 Old outfit: is Everyman making many creases? (7) ORIGAMI {O}{RIG}{AM I}
25 Following fashion, coolest cats (7) OCELOTS*
26 Ageing mathematician pursuing degree (8) MATURING {TURING}<=>{MA}
27 Archipelagos may be full of these holes, we're told (6) ISLETS (~eylets)

DOWN
1   Bird baked in pie now? Good (4,6) WOOD PIGEON*
2   Most of description of lorry is clear (10) ARTICULATE ARTICULATEd
3   Peacekeepers deployed: that's not seen on Facebook? (8) UNPOSTED {UN}{POSTED}
5   Statement about antenatal position (14) REPRESENTATION {RE}{PRESENTATION}
6   Fade out with loose description of a lorry? (6) VANISH [DD]
7   Restriction for darts players getting round: revolutionary! (4) OCHE {O}{CHE}
8   Returned symbol of love, being cross (4) SORE<=
9   Ginsberg, Kerouac etc all in reproduction (4,10) BEAT GENERATION {BEAT}{GENERATION}
13 'So any bread prepared?' 'It's completely devoid of moisture' (3,2,1,4) DRY AS A BONE*
14 Issues bids suspiciously, wanting funds (10) SUBSIDISES*
17 Giggles, seeing chocolate bar (8) SNICKERS [DD]
20 Go sew? (6) REPAIR [DD]
22 Space to secure boat that's capsized (4) ROOM<=
23 PM, in total twice, primarily? (4) PITT Acrostic &lit

Reference List
Son = S, Old = O, About = RE

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