The Sunday Crossword No 3316, Sunday 21 Jul 204

ACROSS

1   Pauses in Hamlet upsetting (3-3) LET-UPS [T] 

4   As these words are like most poetry (8) STRESSED Definition by example

9   Perhaps Sturgeon’s gone east for pescatarian option (4,5) FISH PASTE {FISH}{PAST}{E}

11 Stray found in mountains (5) RANGE [DD]

12 Follow edges of footprint? (5) TRACE [DD]

14 Lowers trousers, having consumed liquor: high-risk actions (4,5) MOON SHOTS {MOON{SHOT}S}

15 Critical memos rewritten; they only cover small areas (13) MICROCLIMATES*

18 Greatly enjoy percussion overwhelming Sweden’s rowdy music (8,5) DRINKING SONGS {DRINK IN}{G{S}ONGS}

20 At home with insignificant type, idiot, nothing, no-name (9) INCOGNITO {IN}{COG}{NIT}{O}

22 Send out one’s children (5) ISSUE [DD]

23 Cut – or pure, you say? (5) SHEAR (~sheer)

24 Stalls accommodating greedy-guts, prickly types (9) HEDGEHOGS {HEDGE{HOG}S}

26 Aversion: staidest upset (8) DISTASTE*

27 Guides some of gnus herself (6) USHERS [T]

DOWN

1   One magazine, then another: you’re here for it all! (8) LIFETIME {LIFE}{TIME}

2   It’s decrepit? (3) TIS*

3   Red / green / yellow ingredient topping Italy’s pizza’s … topping! (9) PEPPERONI {PEPPER}{ON}{I}

5   Article on public land leading to Parky’s indisposition (3,6,4) THE COMMON COLD {THE}{COMMON}{COLD}

6   Casts Cockney as gentry (5) EARLS (~'urls}

7   Young man with gloom lifting snogs wildly in erotic verse (4,2,5) SONG OF SONGS {SON}{FOG<=}{SNOGS*}

8   Primarily, decidedly ritzy / elegantly styled – suit yourself! (6) DRESSY Acrostic &lit

10 Film rebooted: I Took The Limes (4,4,2,3) SOME LIKE IT HOT*

13 Fancy lady revamping sad churches (11) ARCHDUCHESS*

16 Delicious quality: after time, wine going to head (9) TASTINESS {T}{ASTI}{NESS}

17 Rates fools, storing jam with no lid (8) ASSESSES {ASS{mESS}ES}

19 Passed over – lamented (6) MISSED [DD]

21 Creep up on a policeman in Limerick (5) GARDA {DRAG<=}{A}

25 Everyman? Joke (3) ONE [DD]

Reference List

Sweden = S, Italy = I, Time = T, Head = NESS

No 14232, Saturday 20 Jul 2024, Dr. X

ACROSS

1   One attending courses is changing career to secure work (8) RACEGOER {RACE{GO}ER*}

5   Long for right look to entice (6) APPEAL APPEA(-r+l)L

10 Leads to development of Mensa (5) MEANS*

11 Tesla creates a revolutionary station wagon (6,3) ESTATE CAR {T+CREATES+A}*

12 Tense singer cut by star's criticism (7-2) TALKING-TO {T}{AL{KING}TO}

13 Column on celebrity hosting present occasion (5) NONCE [T]

14 Grass is strong! Relief to release worries essentially (6) FESCUE {F}{rESCUE}

15 Starts to eat uncooked rice, gets loose motion (7) GESTURE {Eat+Un...d+Rice+GETS}*

18 Rodent turned alert, avoiding a snake (7) RATTLER {RAT}{aLERT*}

20 Excellent and elegant, guiding ball close to hole (6) CHOICE {CH{O}IC}{holE}

22 It's used for cleaning bachelor pad (5) BROOM {B}{ROOM}

24 Italian cake in container - crust of excellent quality (9) PANETTONE {PAN}{Ex...nT}{TONE}

25 Accepted endless distress in terrible old form of torture (9) BASTINADO {B{pASTINg}AD}{O} (Correction - {A}{STINg} in {BAD}{O} - See comments)

26 Separate from boy lacking concern (5) OTHER bOTHER

27 Showy displays in club inside old retreat (6) ECLATS {STAL{C}E<=}

28 Decided to take a little rest? Professor talked monotonously (6,2) DRONED ON {D{Rest}ONE}{DON}

DOWN

1   Distant voyage to Mercury conducted, revolutionary (6) REMOTE [T<=]

2   Most creepy and brutal perjuries in court (9) CRAWLIEST {C{RAW}{LIES}T}

3   One writing about famous people's quirky compulsions in essence (6,9) GOSSIP COLUMNIST {G{COMPULSIONS*}IST}

4   Starts to eloquently praise fancy green centrepiece for table (7) EPERGNE {El...y}{Pr...e}{GREEN*}

6   Take a firm decision and stop being chaser in one-legged tag (3,4,4,4) PUT ONES FOOT DOWN [DD]

7   Former prisoner is caught, nailed by segment of DNA (2-3) EX-CON {EX{C}ON}

8   Thief in new reel, slyly stealing fancy car (8) LARCENER {N+REEL}* over {CAR}*

9   Powerful number captivating teenybopper on vacation (6) STRONG {S{Te...eR}ONG}

16 He couldn't swim naked (9) UNCLOTHED*

17 Inquiry about lab blowing up is expected (8) PROBABLE {PROB{LAB*}E}

19 Rematch with athlete essentially chasing record-breaking streak (6) REPLAY {athLete}<=>{EP} in {RAY}

20 Woo endlessly, entertaining with sincerity (7) CANDOUR {C{AND}OURt}

21 Bird over top of building in city of Palestine (6) HEBRON {HE{Bu...g}RON}

23 Bird in Seoul, exotic (5) OUSEL*

Reference List

Long = L, Right = R, Tesla  T< Tense = T, Singer = ALTO, Strong = F, Bachelor = B, Old = O, Boy = B, Club = C, Court = CT, Caught = C, New = N, Record = EP(Extended Ply)