The Sunday Crossword No 3266, Sunday 06 Aug 2023

ACROSS

1   Awfully spare: chaps refuse to be seen here (10) SCRAPHEAPS*

6   Ring friend, wanting gemstone (4) OPAL {O}{PAL}

9   Sells cheaply what you may be left with after division (10) REMAINDERS [DD]

10 Vietnamese money's sound as a bell (4) DONG [DD]

12 Daredevil aunt drove us crazy (11) ADVENTUROUS*

15 Del Boy and kin needing no introduction: rogues (7) ROTTERS tROTTERS

16 Some giant iguanas somewhere in W. Indies (7) ANTIGUA [T]

17 Fail to be seen in curly hairdo every day (3,4) PER DIEM {PER{DIE}M}

19 City to twice enthral Ronald (7) TORONTO {TO}{RON}{TO}

20 One proving there's honour among thieves? (6,5) ROBBER BARON [C&DD]

23 Old tenor given note? On reflection, one that sings higher (4) ALTO {O}{T}{LA}<=

24 Unwise, raging lad is ... devil (3-7)  ILL-ADVISED*

25 Drugs, they say for freedom from discomfort (4) EASE (~ e's)

26 Dunces Society intended to skip a test (10) ASSESSMENT {ASSES}{S}{MEaNT}

DOWN

1   Audibly rise, being angry (4) SORE (~soar)

2   Premier, a Republican, going up slope (4) RAMP {PM}{A}{R}<=

3   Early parts of play: rôles include Victor, Amanda; they encounter – lucklessly, in vacation – Elyot, Sibyl! (7,5) PRIVATE LIVES Acrostic &lit

4   Part of weekend I've spent finding salad (7) ENDIVES [T]

5   I ran into quiet hall, not half finding ferocious type (7) PIRANHA {P}{I}{RAN}{HAll}

7   Master craving act of delaying (10) PROLONGING {PRO}{LONGING}

8   Support Scotswoman to run: first minister? (10) LEGISLATOR {LEG}{ISLA}{TO}{Run}

11 Blunt implements brandished, I subvert Kent (6,6) BUTTER KNIVES*

13 Everyman, say: somebody conforming to convention (at first) (6,4) PROPER NAME {NAME}<=>{PROPER} Semi&lit

14 After a time, acts of praise for properties (10) ATTRIBUTES {A}{T}{TRIBUTES}

18 Hi-tech devices, they're often dangled over cots (7) MOBILES [DD]

19 Raw mayonnaise dressing (7) TARTARE [DD]

21 Is the French land entirely surrounded by water? (4) ISLE {IS}{LE}

22 Correct deadlifts at regular intervals (4) EDIT dEaDlIfTs

Reference List

Old = O, Tenor = T, Note = LA, Society = S, Premier = PM, Republican = R, Quiet = P, Time = T, The in French = LE