Cryptic crossword No 1,513
Thu 21 Dec 2023, set byPotoroo
Special Instructions: "Take Sides" | The rules of this variety are to be determined by the solver.
Across
- I was first to return food bought here (4)
- Pastries from Italy eaten by angry soldiers (10)
- Stop nonsense before time in criminal court (8)
- Fish in river start to eat almost all of eel (6)
- Spirit of one overwhelmed by anger (6)
- More passionate doctor enters in (8)
- Old spelling tool applied to article in news sometimes (3,3,4)
- Spread some butter on middle of bread (4)
- Give up part of nice dessert (4)
- Appetiser that's special head of restaurant cooked on grill (6,4)
- Half-hearted Jedi fighting Mandalorian's leader (8)
- Empty garage by small house (6)
- One performing in duet (6)
- Our praise finally accepted by Polish award winner (8)
- Hands over six treated badly (10)
- Lots of communities outlawing whiskey (4)
Down
- Permit love to hold me up (7)
- Certain it's unmoving, being tangled (9)
- Move slowly following college crowd (5)
- The majority of men originally ignored by wealthy high-flyer (7)
- Hormone can't be ordered in store? No! (9)
- Bad minions seen in government (5)
- Calm men in legal trouble? (7)
- Detective's dilapidated car originally discovered by journalist is scrapped (9)
- Chief soldier trampled by horse (9)
- Spouse eating superfood mostly a springtime occurrence (7)
- Some drumming left one mega tired (3-4)
- Southern seabird beneath big city light (7)
- Go out in middle of Seattle topless (5)
- Some species from Gallifrey essentially welcomed by Master? (5)
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