The Sunday Crossword No 3318, Sunday 04 Aug 2024

ACROSS

1 Is no longer interested in row, abandoned with gusto (8) OUTGROWS {ROW+GUSTO}*

5 Amateur scales back, being more than dozy (6) ASLEEP {A}{PEELS<=} 

9 Starts to figure out problem? Dandy! (3) FOP  Acrostic

10 Falling apart with bile, pair of unionists: slow down there! (5-2,4) BUILT-UP AREA {APART+BILE+U+U}*

12 One observes small tattoo put on part of chest as an alternative (9) SPECTATOR {S}{TAT}<=>{PEC} and {OR} 

13 Again performed piece of theatre didactically (5) REDID [T] 

14 Agitated, caused queasy feelings in the main (6,3,4) ROCKED THE BOAT [DD] 

18 Often the alias is deployed to appear insincere (3,1,5,4) HIT A FALSE NOTE*

20 One of our feathered friends who travelled around the world? (5) DRAKE [DD]  

22 Rebooted downloads that may include many boxes (9) WOODLANDS* 

24 Husband wearing band, constant love token, beginning to sigh soft sounds (11) WHISPERINGS {W{H}ISP}{E}{RING}{Sigh} 

25 Sense of self, such as love (3) EGO {EG}{O} 

26 Understand IT’s 1s and 0s? (6) DIGITS {DIG}{ITS} 

27 Demonstrations in favour of taxes (8) PROTESTS {PRO}{TESTS} 

DOWN

1   Clumsy pronouncement by easily surprised patron of seafood restaurant (6) OAFISH {O! A FISH?} 

2   Location up by Crete in resort for privileged (3-6) TOP-SECRET {SPOT}<={CRETE*} 

3   Discredit potato, on reflection? (5) REBUT<=

4   Kettle, perhaps one that’ll leak (7-6) WHISTLE-BLOWER [C&DD] 

6   Wonderful sandwich one found in Cape (9) SUPERHERO {SUPER}{HERO} 

7   At first, Everyman’s rattled, then embarrassed, having made mistakes (5) ERRED {Ev...n}{Ra...d}{RED} 

8   Theatrical work, sweet thing in which children have fun (8) PLAYDATE {PLAY}{DATE} 

11 Pick up and convert this particular set piece (4,3,6) TURN THE CORNER {TURN}{THE  CORNER} 

15 Supplier of stimulant high after cocaine, ecstasy (twice) and weed (6,3) COFFEE POT {OFF}<=>{C} and {E}{E}{POT 

16 Flowers sourced here, from Cole and Erskine (9) OLEANDERS [T] 

17 Dogged son had borrowed money (8) SHADOWED {S}{HAD}{OWED} 

19 A Caledonian’s fancy neckwear (6) ASCOTS {A}{SCOTS} 

21 Imitating sound of mobile phone alert? (5) APING {A}{PING} 

23 In sound, tip for composer (5) LISZT (~list) 

Reference List

Unionist = U, Small = S, Husband = H, Constant = E, Cocaine = C, Ecstasy = E, Weed = POT, Son = S