No 14345, Monday 02 Dec 2024, Bruno

Solution to 23A has been deliberately left unsolved and is to be answered only by a non-regular / novice commenter, with proper annotation. Those who have answered earlier in the week, please give others a chance.

Open for anyone to answer, if not solved by 1 PM.

ACROSS

1   Hat with bit of fur sticking in was abandoned (6) BEREFT {BERE{Fur}T}

4   Soy dish temperature's what again? (6) TEMPEH {TEMP}{EH}

8   Bachelor (American) can be seen following Sunday school's concert band member (4,3) BASS SAX {BA}{AX} over {SS'S}

9   Sadly, I have almost given up playing vibraphonic instrument (7) PIBCORN vIBRaPhONiC* 

11 Corrupt teen agreed to be rehabilitated (10) DEGENERATE*

12 Instrument of boozer often lost (4) OBOE {Of+BoOzEr}

13 Others following Prince that's brightly coloured (5) PETAL {ET AL}<=>{P}

14 Guy at party arrived following lady - one with strings attached (8) MANDOLIN {MAN}{DO} with {IN}<=>{L}

16 Loose and relaxed fun - reading out back (8) UNFASTEN {FUN*}{ASTErN} Loose or Loosen?

18 Woman taken in by bogus instrument (5) SHAWM {SHA{W}M}

20 Keen - starting to sound out instrument (4) HARP sHARP

21 If ever coat gets crumpled, yell (10) VOCIFERATE*

23 Hospital department's clipped roster holding small order for dispenser (7) ?E?O?O? 

24 University choir's lead hiding in cabin playing instrument (7) BUCCINA {U}{Ch..r} in {CABIN}*

25 Light extract from Byron on fatalism (6) NONFAT [T]

26 Break from tax after refinance got voided (6) RECESS {CESS}<=>{Re...cE}

DOWN

1   Find fault with boring book at the beginning (5) BLAME{LAME}<=>{B}

2   Pressure European Community to join others with tact (7) RESPECT {RES{P}{EC}T}

3   Instrument's standard energy outlet? (9) FLAGEOLET {FLAG}{E}{O}{LET}

5   Throw out cloth - multiple times thrown out (5) EXILE tEXtILE

6   Instrument’s picture: clipped at the end (7) PICCOLO {PIC}{COLOn}

7   Music maker - softly yet surprisingly dismissed immunotherapy treatment (9) HARMONIUM IMMUNOtHeRApy

10 What gives depth to music - hard power and sonic modulation (9) HARMONICS {H}{ARM}{SONIC*}

13 Holding beer, gasp working with an instrument (9) PANTALEON {ALE} in {PANT}{ON}

15 Roman Catholic leaders banned playing fluorescent instrument (4,5) NOSE FLUTE FLUOrEScENT*

17 Mountain goat's weapon can be an instrument (7) ALPHORN {ALP}{HORN}

19 Gold leaf found in grain chamber (7) AURICLE {AU}{RIC{L}E}

21 Unpopular instrument - a musical instrument? (5) VIOLA {VIOL}{A}

22 Instrument to take humidity out of beachwear (5) TONGS ThONGS

Reference List

Bachelor = B, American = E, Sunday = S, School = S, Prince = P, Party = DO, Lady = L, Reading = R, Woman = W, University = U, Book = B, Pressure = P, Energy = E, Out = O, Time = T, Softly = P, Hard = H, Leaf = L, Humidity = H