The Sunday Crossword No 3347, Sunday 02 Mar 2025

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ACROSS

1   Hold together, split apart (6) CLEAVE [DD]

5   Prudent having tamed mammal before start of December (6) SHREWD {SHREW}{De...r}

8   Make huge amounts of faulty damp-courses (4-7) MASS-PRODUCE*

11 US novelist’s hideous neck bites (9) STEINBECK*

12 Dream job as described by croupier? (5) IDEAL {I DEAL}

13 Expresses disapproval, having a thing or two (7) OBJECTS [DD]

14 Egyptian kings heard in N Atlantic islands (7) FAEROES (~ pharaohs}

15 Shunning middle speed – cam faulty – makes off at speed (7) DECAMPS{SPeED+CAM}*

17 Stops when Democrat becomes Republican and fights (7) RESISTS (-d+r)RESISTS

20 Consume in haste – the result? (5) WASTE [CD]

21 Flight in which you might be still moving? (9) ESCALATOR [CD]

22 Poem Iris edited before the reader, Scout’s Honour (1,7,3) I PROMISE YOU {POEM+IRIS}*{YOU}

23 Heathen siege surrounds classical city (6) ATHENS [T]

24 Eased a temper? Only somewhat calm (6) SEDATE [T]

DOWN

2   Move with difficulty to raise either end of rear in this altered tartan item (10,5) LUMBERJACK SHIRT {LUMBER}{JACK}{SHI{reaR}T*}

3   As spelled out in full, one of Agatha’s poisons (7) ARSENIC [CD/GK]

4   States’ fast trains (9) EXPRESSES [DD]

5   Principally, such provision only requires knife! (5) SPORK Acrostic &lit

6   Banal comedian’s material (7) ROUTINE [DD]

7   Surgery query: ‘How red is he?’ … utter jerks (5,4,2,4) WHERE DOES IT HURT*

9   Regularly avoided collision reversing in capital city (4) OSLO {cOlLiSiOn<=}

10 Liverpool’s Mo snubbed: flipping shame (4) ALAS SALAh<=

14 Predicts California surrounded by trees (9) FORECASTS {FORE{CA}STS}

15 Morning: judo master drinks whiskey (4) DAWN {DA{W}N}

16 Tennis champ, twitching newcomer taking week off (7) MCENROE NEwCOMER*

18 Son competed, spread out (7) SPLAYED {S}}PLAYED}

19 Agricultural servant to get on board, you say? (4) SERF (~surf)

21 Everyman’s ultimately prizeless after Everyman’s up for awards (5) EMMYS {MY}{p...eS}<=>{ME<=}

Reference List

Democrat = D, Republican = R, Whiskey = W, Week = W, Son = S

No 14421, Saturday 1 Mar 2025, Hypatia

 ACROSS
7 Mother adopts flexible hours to grow quickly (8) MUSHROOM {M{HOURS*}OM}
9 Tree in the ground provides protection (6) HELMET {ELM inside THE*}
10 Jog behind park (4) BUMP {BUM}{P}
11 Request money to inspect sample for particular supervisor (10) TASKMASTER {T{ASK}{M}ASTER}
12 Uncovered moral stories that are productive (6) ARABLE {pARABLEs}
14 Crooked staff mint crores handling international school (8) CROSIERS {CRORES* over I}{S}

15 Glibness? It may be both good and bad (5,8) MIXED BLESSING {GLIBNESS}* [RA]
18 Say, atta is hard to sweep (8) FLOURISH {FLOUR}{IS}{H}
20 Most antique fragment of idol destroyed (6) OLDEST [T]

21 Free universal study about love god inspires sweetheart (10) UNOCCUPIED  {U}{CON<}{CUPI{swEet}D}
22 Union/ strike (4) CLUB [DD]
23 Characters regularly seen in alliance are mostly straight (6) LINEAR {aLlIaNcE}{ARe}
24 Visitor dropping a famous actor outside shooting spot (8) STRANGER {ST{RANGE}aR}

DOWN
1 German University's unusual tour of Agra, ignoring capital city (8) GURUGRAM {G}{U}{RU{aGRA}M}
2 Wide and fashionable belt (4) WHIP {W}{HIP}
3 Courage of old American killed in war (6) BOTTLE {B{-a+O}TTLE}
4 Cleaners collecting meat and waste material on board (8) SHAMPOOS {S{HAM}{POO}S}
5 Cold drink nursed holds one secret (10) CLASSIFIED {C}{LASSI}{F{I}ED}
6 Heavenly body's heavier, when picked up? (6) METEOR {~MEATIER}

8 Such a similar tactic finally used in stand-out party game? (7,6) MUSICAL CHAIRS {SUCH A SIMILIAR tactiC}*
13 Spooner secures groups for prepacked meals (3,7) BOX LUNCHES {Spoonerism of LOCKS BUNCHES} 
16 Pump air without opening liquid cocktail (8) DAIQUIRI {AIR lIQUID}*

17 Doctor greets us and waves (8) GESTURES*
19 Clothing for men lifting some design ultimately (6) LUNGIS [T<]
20 Rules /for/ fraternities (6) ORDERS [DD]
22 100 + 1 - A solid figure (4) CONE {C}{ONE}

REFERENCE LIST

Park=P, Money=M, International=I, School=S, Hard=H, Universal, University=U, German=G, Wide=W, Old=O, American=A, On board=SS(Steam Ship), Cold=C, One=I.