The Sunday Crossword No. 3122

October 24, 2020 04:54 pm | Updated 04:54 pm IST

Across

1 Everyman in area set up for renovation with toolbox item (4,7)

9 Chicken, headless bird reflected, finally complex psychedelic figure (7)

10 Silver fork’s prongs grabbed hearty stews (7)

11 Remove tip from inflammation for wedding, perhaps (5)

12 Timeless, fat, ultimately fictional man! (8)

14 Applause given to guitar style considered best (4-6)

15 Person at computer rejected just over 57% of résumés (4)

17 Clever pig (term of endearment) (4)

19 Brownish water glass not holding litre (5,5)

21 Disraeli, noted Israelite (8)

23 Reportedly, bashful bear that’s hunted for fur (5)

25 The French newspaper is essentially ultra Marxian (7)

26 Area of skin peeled, removing outer layers – using this? (7)

27 Chandler put out by big surprise (11)

Down

1 Etonians managed without a worry (7)

2 Noisily, dad cuts veg (8)

3 9am to rise and dress (4)

4 Again, get in dubious cosmetic terminology (4-6)

5 Clockwork Orange author’s innermost desires (5)

6 Primarily, entities numbering nine envisaged as discrete sets? (7)

7 But ... but misprinted Bible hasn’t one representation of idea (7,6)

8 Invite disaster when raft’s rulebook thrown out(3,3,7)

13 Friendly and well served with charming interior (10)

16 Night out: wrap up with club (3-5)

18 Geordie wearing suit for charity performance (7)

20 Oddly blue with pay rise and happy to get swindled (3,1,3)

22 A little roadie unloads, getting cheers (5)

24 Ras Tafari, somewhat elevated emperor (4)

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