The Sunday Crossword No 3320, Sunday 18 Aug 2024

ACROSS

1   Topless stunts engrossing husband in dockers’ milieu (6) WHARFS (-d)W(+h)HARFS

4   It must be approximately a foot in length (4,4) SHOE TREE [CD]

9   Again give credence to description of Navy Seals outfit? (9) RECONFIRM {RECON}{FIRM}

11 Somewhat anti-German, this beast (5) TIGER [T]

12 Non-drinker wearing beam? No: irritable! (5) RATTY {RA{TT}Y}

14 Having chewed escallops, comes to premature end (9) COLLAPSES*

15 Standard wedding feature in Britain: bold drunkard, first to trip (8,5) BLUSHING BRIDE {IN}{GB}<=> {B}{LUSH} and {RIDE} 

18 Avoiding adventurousness, having eaten dishes of bananas (2,3,4,4) ON THE SAFE SIDE*

20 Looking up and swearing (9) PROMISING [DD]

22 Stiff clothing Everyman had (5) RIGID {RIG}{I'D}

23 Primarily antisocial, leerily offish or frosty? (5) ALOOF Acrostic &lit

24 Showed approval of France (wasn’t paying attention) (6,3) NODDED OFF {NODDED}{OF}{F}

26 Tactful and distinct in pronouncement (8) DISCREET (~discrete)

27 Pot-head, one preparing apricots? (6) STONER [DD]

DOWN

1   Struggle, insanely bored: it’s what you have to wear (8) WARDROBE {WAR}{BORED*}

2   Bow stored in cedar chest (3) ARC [T]

3   Model wearing elaborate headgear: wow! (5,4) FANCY THAT  {T} in {FANCY HAT}

5   He’d gab and grumble affectedly – tried to subtly impress (6-7) HUMBLE-BRAGGED {HED+GAB+GRUMBLE}*

6   More paintings etc by O’Keeffe finally put up (5) EXTRA {ART}{X}{o...fE}<=

7   Sinking in Tigris, green, flailing (11) REGISTERING*

8   Go back, not initially finding exit (6) EGRESS rEGRESS

10 Before perhaps, ladies in trouble (13) INCONVENIENCE {CONVENIENCE}<=>{IN}

13 Like forward planning a mass exodus (11) TAUTOLOGOUS Cheated on this one. [Definition by example]

16 Seriously, I’m approaching Robin’s home (2,7) IN EARNEST {I}{NEAR}{NEST}

17 Goes to join with senior teachers’ backing (5,3) HEADS FOR {FOR}<=>{HEADS}

19 In the wrong order, finally arrive in hilly area (6) UPLAND {LAND<=>UP}

21 Conclude fashionable arbiter must be sent up (5) INFER {IN}{REF<=}

25 Possess fancy item of clothing that’s no good (3) OWN gOWN

Reference List

Husband = H, Non-drinker = TT, Britain = GB, Bold = B, France = F, Model = T, By = X, Fashionable = IN, Good = G

No 14256, Saturday 17 Aug 2024, Afterdark

ACROSS

9   Greed of a new vicar exposed at the beginning (7) AVARICE {A}{VICAR*}{Ex...d}

10 Fictional captain visiting a new engineering plant (7) ANEMONE {NEMO} in {A}{N}{E}

11 Increase in tax collection at first time split into three (7) TRISECT {RISE} in {Tax}{Co...n}{T} 

12 Laugh at thief in Delhi, primarily trying ludicrous efforts (7) CHORTLE {CHOR}{Tr...g}{Lu...s}{Ef...s}

13 Root vegetable, tuber cultivated with sage (5,4) SUGAR BEET {TUBER+SAGE}*

15 Bay is quiet and away (5) SHOUT {SH}{OUT}

16 British American vessels capsize at the boarding point (3,4) BUS STOP {B}{US}{POTS<=}

19 Pass with support at English institution (7) COLLEGE {COL}{LEG}{E}

20 Men with child at Indian state struggle initially (5) CHAPS {CH}{AP}{St...e}

21 Infection caught by elderly on rise reportedly by touching sulphur (4,5) COLD SORES {C}{OLD}{(~soar)SORE}{S}

25 Concerning story, losing heart in struggle for rescue (7) RELIEVE {RE}{LIE}{ViE}

26 Auditor's more reserved with bank employee (7) CASHIER {CA}{SHIER}

28 Users in trouble at dawn (7) SUNRISE*

29 Second team, overcoming heat edges away at beach (7) SEASIDE {S}{hEAt}{SIDE}

DOWN

1   An insect becomes million insects all over island (6) MANTIS {M}{ANT{I}S}

2   Bleaching pool first and adding a fish (6) PALING {Pool}{A}{LING}

3   Relative can be heartless or pleasant (4) NICE NIeCE

4   1000? Scratching head to pay for metal container (6) KETTLE {K}{sETTLE}

5   A controlled substance found at northern Indian town kept on ice mostly (8) NARCOTIC {N}{ARCOT}{ICe}

6   Fish smell, nose is troubled; inhaling oxygen (5,5) LEMON SOLES {SMELL+NOSE}* over {O}

7   Tired of store stocking egg disorganised (8) FOOTSORE {OF+STORE+O}*

8   Writer is in trap, he is getting a drug as a remedy for grief (8) NEPENTHE {NE{PEN}T}{HE}

14 Cooking method for say, chapati set, south comes first (10) ROTISSERIE {ROTI} with {SERIES}<=>{S}

16 Support for sitting in vehicle is upside down, needs top reportedly (8) BACKREST  {CAB<=}{(~crest)KREST}

17 Surprising lack of temperature in the middle for bird (8) STARLING STARtLING

18 Select one fish across river to get another fish (8) PICKEREL {PICK}{E{R}EL}

22 Grasshopper on pea tree (6) LOCUST [DD]

23 Dried grape is growing almost (6) RAISIN RAISINg

24 Scream at new hires stuck at the back (6) SHRIEK {HIRES*}{s..cK}

27 Attack Sri Lankan Army with mortars basically (4) SLAM {SLA}{Mo...s}

Reference List

New = N, Engineering = E, Time = T, Thief in Delhi = CHOR, Quiet = SH, British = B, Pass = COL, English = E, Child = CH, Caught = C, Concerning = RE, Auditor = CA, Second = S, Million = M, Island = I, 1000 = K, Northern = N, South = S, Temperature = T, River = R

No 14255, Friday 16 Aug 2024, Afterdark

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ACROSS

1   Prosecution's fumble on the last case gets Ruby, say (8,5) PRECIOUS STONE {PROSECUTION}*{casE}

10 Send back old artwork to edit, change (9) EXTRADITE {EX}{ART*}{EDIT*}

11 Game with sweetheart cut short? No (5) BEANO {BEAu}{NO}

12 Belonging to the home inside (5) THINE {TH{IN}E}

13 At the end, milk held by bean counter in ground becomes poisonous due to this (9) SNAKEBITE {milK} in {BEAN<=} in {SITE}

14 Elegant doctors carrying drugs at Sydney outskirts (6) DRESSY {DR{E}S}{Sy..eY}

16 Plant supervisor in store after listing sources (5) SISAL Acrostic

19 Guard at bay facing resistance (5) COVER {COVE}{R}

20 Stitching in the corner side... (6) SEWING {SE}{WING}

25 ...clumsy, ran seesaw to grasp (9) AWARENESS*

26 Lead to health resort at the other half of town (5) SPAWN {SPA}{toWN}

27 Delight in hotel at Erode (5) ELATE [T]

28 Issue ruler has with prince going west shown at say, between 8 pm and 10 pm, (5,4) PRIME TIME {EMIT}{EMIR}{P}<=

29 Shabbily attired agents found in a place full of commercial enterprises (7,6) TRADING ESTATE*

DOWN

2   Shopkeeper's trailer broke down (8) RETAILER Fodder is one E short unless we take this as a Letter bank clue

3   Bird seen on an instrument that moves materials (5) CRANE [DD]

4   Lazy tortoise? Right away rouse (6) OTIOSE TOrtOISE*

5   Plan to rewrite creations that lack essence (8) SCENARIO CREAtIONS*

6   Bill given to the French women are for dishes (9) TABLEWARE {TAB}{LE}{W}{ARE}

7   Organic compound with nitrogen and iodine placed in cooler in the front (6) NIACIN {N}{I}{IN} over {Co...r}

8   Specialist's bankrupt, broke (6) RENTED {R{ENT}ED}

9   Might be poor, loses heart, housing runs up debt almost (5) POWER {Po{OWEs}oR}

15 One on road, cold and completely lifeless (5-4) STONE-DEAD {ONE<=>ST}{DEAD}

17 Immediately after this, desperately phone to procure gruel from the centre (8) HEREUPON {HE{gRUEl*}PON*} Anagram indicator missing?

18 Contestant at the last stage has a record after strong international advantage essentially (8) FINALIST {A}{LIST}<=>{F}{I}{a..aNt..e}

21 Bird on horseback? Catch (6) GANNET {NAG<=}{NET}

22 Narrow pipe, user cut in half (5) TAPER {TAP}{usER}

23 Zero active American in pub at market (6) BAZAAR {BA{Z}{A}{A}R}

24 Long snake at Ireland... (6) ASPIRE {ASP}{IRE}

26 ...dragged to a corner by ferocious pet (5) SWEPT {SW}{PET*}

Reference List

Home = IN, Drug = E, Resistance = R, Corner = SE, Prince = P, Right = RT, The in French = LE, Women = W, Road = ST, Strong = F, International = I, Zero = Z, Active = A, American = A, Corner = SW