The Sunday Crossword No. 2953

July 22, 2017 04:00 pm | Updated 04:00 pm IST

Across

1 Polish enthusiast (4)

3 Trained spy to dance in jazzy style? (10)

9 Cocktail in company in small club (11)

11 Silent majority’s leader with hesitant expression (3)

12 Goes round with religious books in classes (7)

13 Linger, keeping quiet, and capture bird (7)

14 Last of riddles pixie had composed (4-9)

18 Ace vendor not normally keeping a cake surplus (13)

20 Comic fool endlessly next to Laurel? (5-2)

22 Old man, character without right range (7)

23 Rower in love with a river (3)

24 Song with an epic air newly enthralling me (8,3)

25 One with reserve retiring amid strain, delaying procedure (10)

26 Man considered attractive item of jewellery (4)

Down

1 Restaurant’s tips for sorbet written in pen (6)

2 Strong point about Spielberg film for instance in trailer? (9)

4 Measures areas adjoining buildings (5)

5 Sophisticated evil is badly disrupting police department (9)

6 Equipment that’s ruined a plan, I hear, below standard (13)

7 Rhythms in music from ancient empire (5)

8 Soldier rising in protest starts to denounce some revered figures (8)

10 Building material a lad wanted but wasted (6,3,4)

15 Feathers covering extremities of pigeon with singular corpulence (9)

16 First worries raised about electronic part of racket? (5,4)

17 Poorer force enemies line up (5,3)

19 Famous person’s stage tip (6)

21 Learner overcome by atmosphere of hearing (5)

22 Prepare for cardinal (5)

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