The Sunday Crossword No 3352, Sunday 06 Apr 2025

ACROSS

1   Perhaps selfie after selfie, ultimately overblown (4) EPIC {PIC}<=>{s...iE}}

4   Also one of Disney+’s characters (4) PLUS [T]

8   Spooner’s to cycle past Royal Courts of Justice? Let’s hear some music (6,2,3,4) STRIKE UP THE BAND (bike up the strand to strike up the band)

11 Principally, facecloth (literally); alternatively, nicey nicey eulogising laudation? (7) FLANNEL Acrostic &lit

12 Result of rogue régimes? (7) EMIGRES* &lit

13 Duke wearing beam following frothy coffee: how modern! (6-3) LATTER-DAY {R{D}AY}<=>{LATTE}

14 Depicted as haggard (5) DRAWN [DD]

15 Thieved a gown (5) STOLE [DD]

16 Describing silvery metal, irritated Marie Curie twice cut off by lecturer (9) MERCURIAL {MARIE+CURie}*{L}

19 Head of Anatomy to regret tartan cap – flipping unprofessional (7) AMATEUR {An...y} and {RUE}{TAM}<=

21 Namby-pamby takes money from old prince (7) MILKSOP {MILKS}{O}{P}

22 Loud coo and cluck up here? (5-6-4) CLOUD-CUCKOO-LAND*

23 Quick – cut French cheese (4) BRIE BRIEf

24 In hearing, is conscious of sensory organ (4) NOSE (~knows)

DOWN

2   Pink geese, barking dog (9) PEKINGESE*

3   Joined overthrow of government – then governed (7) COUPLED {COUP}{LED}

4   Like young wizard’s bowls and plates? (7) POTTERY [DD]

5   Taking slices of charcuterie – we’ve all been there (5) UTERI [T]

6   American-European union welcomed by Florida as advantageous (6) USEFUL {US}{E}{F{U}L}

7   Inventor facing the wrong way: side on (6) EDISON {SIDE<=}{ON}

9   Criticise King Edward for one having beef with this? (5,6) ROAST POTATO {ROAST}{POTATO}

10 Acid satire represented a part of the Med (8,3) ADRIATIC SEA {ACID+SATIRE}*{A}

14 Old Spanish coins criminally unsold? Boo (9) DOUBLOONS*

15 Formality that’s found in toast (6) STARCH [DD]

16 Grammar queen ignored to some extent in exhibition venue (7) MARQUEE [T]

17 Mike ran madly to get little baking dish (7) RAMEKIN*

18 They’re fatty muscular flaps: Everyman had tucked in (6) LIPIDS {LIP{I'D}S}

20 Tree you might turn to for advice (5) ELDER [DD]

Reference List

Duke = D, Lecturer = L, Old = O, Prince = P, European = E, Union = U