The Sunday Crossword No 3311, Sunday 16 Jun 2024

ACROSS

1   Charts showing me origins of shipping forecast areas: peril at sea (6,4) RELIEF MAPS {ME+{Sh...g}+{Fo...t}+{Ar..s}+PERIL}*

6   Ceremony, ponderous pronouncement crashes pips regularly (4) POMP {Pi{OM}Ps}

9   Bloody bell sounded by Spooner lookalike (4,6) DEAD RINGER (red dinger to dead ringer)

10 Fish eaten by Martha Kearney (4) HAKE [T]

12 See 20d

16 Marian welcomes Tara’s tip, one that’s out of this world (7) MARTIAN {MAR{Tara}IAN}

17 Bohemian radio’s dead air (4-3) DROP-OUT [DD]

18 Intros to Loose Ends interrupting journalists: they rise in irritation (7) HACKLES {HACK{Lo..e}{Ends}S}

20 Fashionable panellist on the radio, one putting you in stitches? (7) INJURER {IN}{(~juror)JURER}

21 Mysteries arisen: bears with start of Things Fell Apart? (5-7) BRAIN TEASERS {ARISEN+BEARS+Th...s}*

24 Award describing second letter from Soul Music producer (4) OBOE {O{B{sOul}E}

25 Powerful man alongside Nick Robinson at the start and end, dancing about? (10) CHARLESTON {CHARLES}{TO}{Nick or r...oN}

27 Check third character in Just One Thing’s heading off (4) STEM {juSt}{iTEM}

28 Artist had yarn with owl, taking part in Ramblings (4,6) ANDY WARHOL {HAD+YARN+OWL}*

DOWN

1   For starters, Roger Allam didn’t attend … ____! (4) RADA Acrostic

2   Start with the French on In Our Time (4) LEAD {LE}{AD}

3   One drawn in by last two pieces in The Skewer, getting attention (3) EAR {skewE{A}R}

4   Vehicle’s comics; genial Evans at centre (7) MINIVAN {coMIcs}{geNIal}{eVANs}

5   Before concluding parts of episode, Reardon (Ed) got smart (7) PREENED {PRE}{e...dE}{r...oN}{ED}

7   Crawling about salon with flour (2,3,5) ON ALL FOURS {SALON+FLOUR}*

8   Hosts, quietly bitter ones (10) PRESENTERS {P}{RESENTERS}

11 Mum, child rattle container (5,3) MASON JAR {MA}{SON}{JAR}

13 Herc’s head, aviation firm that’s slim (8) HAIRLINE {Herc}{AIRLINE}

14 A politician greeting Webb finally promises – on the waves – to become grounded? (10) AMPHIBIOUS {A}{MP}{HI}{webB}{IOUS}

15 Caught by Jake Yapp’s second character: rock out and amuse (5,1,4) CRACK A JOKE {C}{JAKE+yApp+ROCK}*

19 Fry rank chicken? (7) STEPHEN {STEP}{HEN}

20, 12 Show what hapless crossword setter admitted (2,5,1,6,1,4) I'M SORRY I HAVENT A CLUE [D&CD]

22 Initially, Everyman’s trusting Claudia Hammond to make impression (4) ETCH Acrostic

23 Brian Aldridge, somewhat obsessive (4) ANAL [T]

26 Woman’s Hour, yes, covered one who laughs (3) ENA  hyENA

Reference List

Dead = D, Fashionable = IN, The in French = LE, Our time = AD, Quietly = P, Politician = MP, Caught = C, Hour = H, Yes = Y