The Sunday Crossword No 3259, Sunday 18 Jun 2023

ACROSS

1   Rang in and registered (6,4) STRUCK HOME {STRUCK}{HOME}

6   Naked workers’ protest in capital city (4) OSLO {gO SLOw}

9   Change... open up, seeing European city (10) COPENHAGEN*

10 Tibetan’s hiding letter from Greece (4) BETA [T]

12 A real fan, ardent youth returned to see sports champ (6,5) RAFAEL NADAL {A+REAL+FAN}*{LAD<=}

15 Busybody announced: ‘Fruit’ (7) MEDDLER (~medlar)

16 Knitter knitted a little ornament (7) TRINKET*

17 Some confront a rioter somewhere in Canada (7) ONTARIO [T]

19 Chap, amateur one holding ball for marine creature (7) MANATEE {MAN}{A}{TEE}

20 Carrying a big stick, up there, out of the blue? (11) THREATENING [DD]

23 Behind a flightless bird, we’re told (4) REAR (~rhea)

24 Temperature dropped for Mike, guard at entrance and poachers’ foe (10) GAMEKEEPER GA(-t+m)MEKEEPER

25 Very good, very good, OK (2-2) SO-SO {SO}{SO}

26 Elbows out cove to get rice wine and starters of marinated black olives (4,6) ARMS AKIMBO {ARM}{SAKI}{Ma...d}{Bl..k}{Ol...s}

DOWN

1   Axe to cause devastation (4) SACK [DD]

2   Spellbound, hearing hit (4) RAPT (~rapped)

3   I’m unwilling to delegate? Surprisingly not, for a clerk (7,5) CONTROL FREAK*

4   Travel towards cape with French soldiers (4,3) HEAD FOR {HEAD}{F}{OR}

5   Primarily: movie actress expressing witty enticements (singer, too!) (3,4) MAE WEST Acrostic Semi&lit

7   Kate's slightly corrupt, pursuing amphetamine: it makes you go faster (5,5) SPEED SKATE {KATES}*<=>{SPEED}

8   Where to find an old song with little effort (2,1,7) ON A PLATTER [DD]

11 Teenager Nick translated classical language (7,5) ANCIENT GREEK*

13 Everyman’s attitude leading to ultimately tedious tricks (10) IMPOSTURES {I'M}{POSTURE}{t...uS}

14 Real idiots misrepresented newspaper's stances (10) EDITORIALS*

18 Outdoor revival of Pinafore fellow's skipped (4-3) OPEN-AIR PINAfORE*

19 Women bowlers aspire to these (7) MAIDENS [DD]

21 Written up plans for undesired messages (4) SPAM<=

22 Writer’s run up, displaying liveliness (4) BRIO B(+r)RI(-r)O

Reference List

Amateur = A, Temperature = T, Mike = M, Cove = ARM, French = F, Soldiers = OR, Amphetamine = SPEED, Fellow = F, Run = R