Times Cryptic #28390

2022-09-08

Solve on Times →

Across

1a

Underwear in state: groom is wearing it! (12)

9a

French city, former Olympic hosts cancelling field event? (5)

10a

Worshipper's place in which food eaten, primarily? (9)

11a

Each sole mendedstring nearby? (8)

flowerflowerflower
12a

Interruption of testing by India leader of opposition dreads, say? (6)

13a

People who don't believe lies find another way (8)

flowerflowerflower
15a

For example, Homer's Greek character gone travelling (6)

flowerflowerflower
17a

Foxy observed mousy collecting newspapers (6)

18a

Family disputehelp! (8)

flowerflowerflower
20a

Reportedly, foreign water perhaps does well! (2,4)

flowerflowerflower
21a

A good appeal: support promotion of communism (8)

flowerflowerflower
24a

Flat passage in requiem, initially erased (9)

25a

Purple's second and blue's third in red fish (5)

26a

Sit with old master sprawlingmight one? (7,5)

flowerflowerflower

Down

1d

Heavyweights in defeat saved by endless cash (7)

2d

Economist and poet taking cannibal's food? (6,8)

flowerflowerflower
3d

Dream what croupier might say? (5)

4d

Old general I pass invading Indian city (8)

5d

Suspect provided that case of felony (4)

flowerflowerflower
6d

Square packing crate designed for fruit (9)

flowerflowerflower
7d

One's neither civil nor polite, but rude or foul! (4-6,4)

8d

Magnate ending in family business, significant amount's banked (6)

14d

Harsh critic in debate "discontented" with vehicle (9)

flowerflowerflower
16d

Create flier that's OK (6,2)

flowerflowerflower
17d

Toil over an advertising expression (6)

flowerflowerflower
19d

Money to invest, sterling (7)

flowerflowerflower
22d

Sign name to take claims up (5)

flowerflowerflower
23d

Shop fronts on dreary estate look inadequate (4)

flowerflowerflower