The Sunday Crossword No 3301, Sunday 07 Apr 2024

4032 25A

ACROSS

1   One who went at 15mph at start of seaside rails (10) BANNISTERS {BANNISTER}{Se...e}

6   Steals judge's clothes, wanting piece of ermine (4) ROBS ROBeS

9   Gold coins ... heads! (10) SOVEREIGNS [DD]

10 Look, Lord (4) PEER [DD]

12 Dispatches pair of idiots in a trial that ends abruptly (12) ASSASSINATES {ASS}{ASS}{IN}{A}{TESt}

15 Carousing, drunk aeronaut stripped of uniform (2,1,4) ON A TEAR AERONAuT*

16 Here's a gift (7) PRESENT [DD]

17 Larger kitchen implement, did you say? (7) GREATER (~grater)

19 German acknowledges grim sort of humour (7) GALLOWS {G}{ALLOWS}

20 Shirking one's duties? (3,9) TAX AVOIDANCE [CD]

23 Grimly obstinate, Everyman's after last bit of custard (4) DOUR {OUR}<=>{c...rD}

24 Composer, pious type, yellin' – by heavens! (10) STRAVINSKY {ST}{RAVIN'}{SKY}

25 Writing may be done on this feature, with beginning and end discarded (4) SPEC aSPECt

26 As Revelation mentions, apocalyptic gathering engendering devastating destruction of Nature, primarily? (10) ARMAGEDDON Acrostic &lit

DOWN

1   Clobber boy in front of tree (4) BASH {B}{ASH}

2   In reflection of river, a bright star (4) NOVA<=

3   ... regardless of price (it veers wildly) (12) IRRESPECTIVE*

4   Characteristic of balding Cockney – where it's all vanished! (4,3) THIN AIR {THIN 'AIR} 

5   Enters the price of phones (5,2) RINGS UP [DD]

7   In a gaudy way, like a gilet might be sported? (4-3-3) OVER-THE-TOP Definition by example

8   Emphasize international investigation of pressure (6,4) STRESS TEST {STRESS}{TEST}

11 Never file and cut recklessly (without thought) (12) UNREFLECTIVE*

13 Ungodliest changes that are seen all round the world (10) LONGITUDES*

14 Reckless exec, Samuel, offering implausible justification (4,6) LAME EXCUSE*

18 Listing about ... one noisy reveller (7) ROISTER {RO{1}STER}

19 Some scallywag ran a dairy somewhere in Spain (7) GRANADA [T]

21 Second-hand, unsteady, regularly failing (4) USED UnStEaDy

22 Somewhat saucy and kind of blue (4) CYAN [T]

Reference List

German = G, Pious type = ST, Boy = B