The Sunday Crossword No 3307, Sunday 19 May 2024

ACROSS

1   Becomes too much for captain after wicket in cricketing stints (10) OVERWHELMS {HELM}<=>{W} in {OVERS}

6   Kindly reject bitterly cold Frenchman (4) WARM {RAW<=}{M}

9   Mild and soft cheese a Roman partakes of no end, primarily? (10) MASCARPONE Acrostic Semi&lit

10 Kiss with audacity (4) NECK [DD]

11 Sweet-chasers consumed snacks (6,6) CHEESE STRAWS*

15 Overhits, lacking at first – after training, does well (7) THRIVES oVERHITS*

16 Worked out the bill, perhaps made sense (5,2) ADDED UP [DD]

17 Impudence: slip audibly giving you mouth (3-4) LIP-SYNC {LIP}{(~sink)SYNC}

19 Everyman is going to ... is going to ... show spite (3,4) ILL WILL {I'LL}{WILL}

20 Notice – noticed – small tools (8,4) CIRCULAR SAWS {CIRCULAR}{SAW}{S}

23 Escape, knocking back lager (4) SLIP<=

24 A little bit alarmingly disturbed (10) MARGINALLY*

25 Money needed when haircut's hard (4) DOSH {DO'S}{H}

26 The Britons gathered: Ruby, Beryl and 10 more (10) BIRTHSTONE*

DOWN

1   Cockneys live in these units? (4) OHMS (~ `omes)

2   Oriental net assets regularly disappearing (4) EAST {nEt+AsSeTs}

3   I beg your pardon!? 'Down with the solver', etc? (4,4,3) WHAT HAVE YOU {WHAT}{HAVE}{YOU}

4   Swift in air (7) EXPRESS [DD]

5   Some acclaim and elation for country's first democratic leader (7) MANDELA [T]

7   Booze, a kiss and music in retreat in old city (10) ALEXANDRIA {ALE}{X}{AND}{AIR<=}

8   Cleans up: as does autumnal gardener? (5,1,4) MAKES A PILE [DD]

12 A little drunk makes suggestive gesture, being game (11) TIDDLYWINKS {TIDDLY}{WINKS}

13 Like, stressed (10) ITALICISED [Defiintion by example]

14 Qualities of estates? (10) PROPERTIES [DD]

18 Bread in such a pâtisserie (7) CHAPATI [T]

19 Visible wisdom (2,5) IN SIGHT {INSIGHT}

21 And, finally, Vienna roll comes round (4) ALSO {v...nA}{rolL}{c..eS}{O}

22 Tiny shred of memory: morsel, did you say? (4) BYTE (~bite)

Reference List

Wicket = W, Frenchman = M, Small = S, Hard = H, Kiss = X