The Sunday Crossword No 3346, Sunday 23 Feb 2025

ACROSS

1   Pirate flag given outing, OK (5,5) JOLLY ROGER {JOLLY}{ROGER}

6   A second extra note, they’re stored on smartphones (4) APPS {A}{PPS}

9   Complicated – indirectly, ramblingly complicated – ultimately, irritatingly tortuously orotund – undervaluing simplicity, primarily? (10) CIRCUITOUS Acrostic &lit

10 Multitude audible (as you hear it) (4) HERD (~heard)

11 Romantic film’s wild red-hot bad guy (3,9) THE BODYGUARD*

15 What charmer tries to do, getting our name wrong (7) ENAMOUR*

16 Who might roister in unruly fashion? (7) RIOTERS* &lit

17 Environment’s a bit freakish, a bit atypical (7) HABITAT [T]

19 Clique’s time in company by Great Lake (7) COTERIE {T} in {CO}{ERIE}

20 Coppers in bed after initially struggling to put down measure of ale (8.4) SCOTLAND YARD {COT}<=>{St...g} with {LAND}{YARD}

23 Jaunty air in dainty tune’s intro (4) LILT {LIL}{Tune}

24 They say bank’s welcoming – carried! (10) REPORTEDLY {RE{PORTED}LY}

25 Husband appearing with fiddle regularly: run away! (4) HIDE {H}{fIdDlE}

26 Meeting that’s always pear-shaped (10) CONFERENCE [DD]

DOWN

1   Sailor, one that can lift a car (4) JACK [DD]

2   Fling songbird (4) LARK [DD]

3   Lousy, the hot ramshackle kids’ accommodation (5,6) YOUTH HOSTEL*

4   What’s bottled here? Medoc, to be relished for 31 days (7) OCTOBER [T]

5   Right on cue, silly song and dance somewhere in S America (7) ECUADOR {R}<=>{CUE*}{ADO}

7   After baked good and fruit, slip up in town house (4-1-5) PIED-A-TERRE {PIE}{DATE}{ERR<=}

8   Team spoils supplementary food (4,6) SIDE DISHES {SIDE}{DISHES}

12 Uncredited author becomes more banal when read aloud (5-6) GHOST-WRITER (~ goes triter)

13 Large amount of champagne: Everyman having improved health inspires us! (10) METHUSELAH {ME}{HEALTH*} over {US}

14 American welcomed by British quaffed, taking drop of lager in a daze (10) BAMBOOZLED {B}{AM}{BOOZ{La..r}ED}

18 Spanish cheer rising, supporting pungency in hybrid fruit (7) TANGELO {OLE<=}<=>{TANG}

19 Panic-monger seeing crow fly off (3,4) CRY WOLF*

21 God exploding? Not entirely (4) ODIN [T]

22 You’re attracted to this, what data entry employee does (4) TYPE [DD]

Reference List

Time = T, Company = CO, Husband = H, Right = R, British = B