The Sunday Crossword No 3263, Sunday 16 Jul 2023

ACROSS

1 Ruin a French party (4) UNDO {UN}{DO}

3 Fog and fuel swirling in Indian Ocean bay (4,2,4) GULF OF ADEN {FOG+AND+FUEL}*

9 State what can be gathered from radio waves (4) IOWA [T]

10 Fancy a plant? (10) ORNAMENTAL [DD]

11 Assemble, in ranks, grand personages; they may appear as a shower (7,5) FALLING RAINS STARS {FALL IN}{G}{STARS}

15 Let back in to US university after study (7) READMIT {MIT}<=>{READ}

16 Right: a nurse may do this to a wound (7) REDRESS {RE-DRESS}

17 Cockney's articulated intellectual aspect of feature (7) EYEBROW (~ 'ighbrow)

19 A starter of risotto with herb in store (7) ARCHIVE {A}{Ri...o}{CHIVE}

20 They may show equals what can be found in the sports hall? (8,4) PARALLEL BARS [DD]

23 Later, I stupidly leave a vehicle in commercial area (6,4) RETAIL PARK {LATER+I}*{PARK}

24 Snack that's prepared ... I bet! (4) BITE*

25 Remove all joy from some food that's eaten, adding a bit of rémoulade (10) DISHEARTEN {DISH}{EA{Re...e}TEN}

26 Measure of speed: A little kayak gets flipping 100mph! (4) KNOT {Ka..k}{TON<=}

DOWN

1 Ignorant, like a Boy Scout describing Norway (10) UNINFORMED {UNI{N}FORMED}

2 Sad, drunk and now on the phone? (10) DOWNLOADED {DOWN}{LOADED}

4 Utterly principled; radiating integrity; good, honest – truthful, primarily? (7) UPRIGHT Acrostic Semi&lit

5 Fawn that's not so exciting (7) FLATTER [DD]

6 Release Communist, one that's initiated combustion? (4,7) FREE RADICAL {FREE}{RADICAL}

7 Tax, perhaps like an ancient invader of Britain, did you say? (4) DUTY  (~ juty)

8 Infielder regularly needing source of water (4) NILE iNfIeLdEr

12 Fervent memorialist to enshrine with glory (11) IMMORTALISE*

13 Deep thought and time invested in peace-making (10) MEDITATION {MEDI{T}ATION}

14 Everyman's among fools, ultimately preposterous in prevalent estimation (10) ASSESSMENT {ME} in {ASSES}{p...uS}{iN}{p...nT}

18 With hip-hop artist, one with a gift? (7) WRAPPER {W}{RAPPER}

19 A type of informal shirt, big and loose (2,5) AT LARGE {A}{T}{LARGE}

21 Produced some sombre dirges (4) BRED [T]

22 Brief emotional outburst: 'Sit up, lad!' (4) OTIS {Oh}{SIT<=}

Reference List

A in French = UN, Party = DO, Grand = G, Norway = N, Time = T, With = W, Informal shirt = T