The Sunday Crossword No 3299, Sunday 24 Mar 2024

4030 20A, 

ACROSS

1   Clots ordered catalogues (10) COAGULATES*

6   Dairy product moulded, recalled (4) EDAM<=

9   Fat old queen finally consoles those clearly upset (10) BLUBBERERS {BLUBBER}{ER}{c...eS}

10 Acronym soliciting alacrity, primarily (using initial letters)? (4) ASAP Acrostic Semi&lit

11 Giving Hitchcock film a miss; it prompts you to jump (8,4) SKIPPING ROPE {SKIPPING}{ROPE}

15 Once again asks for some moments of peace? (7) REPOSES {RE-POSES}

16 Coffee leftovers in the gardens and so on (7) GROUNDS [DD] 

17 Gatherings seen in Instagram, Facebook, &c. (7) SOCIALS* [C&DD]

19 Artist showing Royal Marines (instead of Navy) in façade (7) VERMEER VE(-n+rm)RMEER

20 Those in prang manage OK, we're told, in series of unpredictable events (12) KALEIDOSCOPE (~colliders cope)

23 Small child's great power reported (4) MITE (~might)

24 Love writes on Greek island – fifth of sonnets moving – don't we know it! (4,6) OPEN SECRET {O}{PENS}{(+e)ECRET(-e)}

25 Topple American in overtime (4) OUST {O{US}T}

26 ... poser prancing with style in artificial fabrics (10) POLYESTERS {POSER+STYLE}*

DOWN

1   Regularly clubbish, helpful youngsters (4) CUBS ClUbBiSh

2   Lie next to some comma butterflies (4) ABUT [T]

3   C. Asian beatniks bizarrely getting into action-film staple (11) UZBEKISTANI {BEATNIKS*} in {UZI}

4   Becoming upset: concession and alternative put before old man (7) APROPOS {SOP}{OR}{PA}<=

5   Heartlessly acquiring grasping Romeo's jewelry (7) EARRING {EARnING}* over {R}

7   Ignored (like some consumer goods after Christmas) (10) DISCOUNTED [DD]

8   Everyman's enjoyment? Don't worry about it (2,8) MY PLEASURE {MY}{PLEASURE}

12 Gorge shape formed with river – studied by these? (11) GEOGRAPHERS {GORGE+SHAPE}* over {R} Semi&lit

13 Bikram, so Amy mostly contorted with hands on hips (4,6) ARMS AKIMBO {BIKRAM+SO+AMy}*

14 Bets glasses will be filled with last of Cointreau after hours (10) SPECULATES {SPEC{c...aU}{LATE}S}

18 Stinger's tail's removed: it's a sign (7) SCORPIO SCORPIOn

19 Empty-headedness in post (7) VACANCY [DD]

21 In short, endless cheese (4) BRIE BRIEf

22 Name of lad that's trapped in rotisserie (4) OTIS [T]

Reference List

Queen = ER, Royal Marines = RM, Navy = N, Overtime = OT, Concession = SOP, Romeo = R, River = R