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