The Sunday Crossword No. 3160

July 24, 2021 04:31 pm | Updated 04:31 pm IST

Across

1 Duck, swans, tercel mostly flap about — everyone knows it (4,6)

6 God’s surpressed by Schrodinger (4)

9 Fish, some wines, then who’s inclined to have a snooze? (3,7)

10 Uriah, beheaded, coming back: bit of a shock (4)

12 Bunch of keys? (11)

15 Walked casually, topless: deliberately caused provocation (7)

16 Mostly worry, back and forth; energy to go all over the place (7)

17 Song whereby fool captivated by childish things (3,2,2)

19 Some silica gel essence makes you eternally young (7)

20 The French, OK, are into fizzy water in abundance (4,7)

23 ‘Duffer’s not half fouled up with ball!’ (4)

24 Whose make-up is dorsal mail? (10)

25 Announced prophet’s brand (4)

26 Cast spells, seen to leave you without anger (10)

Down

1 Bad-tempered person’s so stuck up (4)

2 Blyton’s vacuous designs (4)

3 Batty aunt’s idea: covering lake with cream (6,6)

4 Coast’s Atlantic; people enjoying clams or dogfish for starters? (4,3)

5 At heart, men’s semis test rivals (7)

7 Drink a quart and careen, half-cut: who’ll worry? (5,5)

8 Censor play, suffering drowsiness (10)

11 Generosity fed into love’s invigorating (4-8)

13 Second time Everyman will crop selfie, ghastly imagery (5,5)

14 King and a horse out travelling country (5,5)

18 Spur to win in hairdressing contest!? (7)

19 Rabelais composed line wanting source of flight (3,4)

21 In Köln, ewer oddly depicted by artist (4)

22 Employs some house-sitters (4)

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