Cryptic crossword No 1,522
Tue 26 Dec 2023, set byjuff
Special Instructions: Two-letter fills are unclued and should be ignored. Most entries can be found in Collins; two (25d and 47d) can be found in Chambers. One entry (7d) is uncommon, one (37a) is an abbreviation, and two (5d and 42d) are foreign words or phrases. Made on stream with Twitch chat, Christmas Day 2023. Credits in comments.
Across
- Posh almost to regret, in retrospect, "Wannabe" (6)
- Scene with bowman killing Henry is not so easy to find (7)
- (1,1)
- John Waters gives platform to anti-authority group (3)
- (1,1)
- Cruel and terrifying – returning, therefore, is hard (7)
- Bi loner, awkward in school (7)
- Singer ran back at light speed (4)
- Gallant and courteous, losing time, but winning silver (10)
- (1,1)
- (1,1)
- (1,1)
- Third class animal trainer becomes artisan (8)
- Setter returns riding small horse to get a Caesar salad or sandwich maybe? (6)
- Bitter lieutenant, say, goes outside (5)
- Others I have made fidgety (7)
- (1,1)
- (1,1)
- Friend to visit in the morning (7)
- Mathematician who studied number theory using arithmetic progression in new red house (5)
- Greet someone short, sly, heartless (6)
- Dark lord chokes one and drops in support (4,4)
- (1,1)
- (1,1)
- (1,1)
- Tool was calmer performing around Wham! (10)
- Leader out of semi-retirement (4)
- But in USA, no one struggled for seafood lunch (4,3)
- Shuffle over to drink bottles; do nothing useful (5,2)
- (1,1)
- Moment in animated movie when market's called (3)
- (1,1)
- End of chill for one in cardigan to be warm (7)
- N, O, H and L not visible in spectacles (6)
Down
- Studying sounds and images describing sweetheart (7)
- Crazy singer eats endless curry (it's fantastic!) (7)
- Gaze app launcher pinned on phone (3,7)
- Scoundrel runs opera house, barely (6)
- Weapon with blade and hilt (5)
- Undressed in musical shows (8)
- Prepare to ship record, removing front cover (4)
- Record-breaking ice cream scent (7)
- For a price, deliver answer buried in memory (6)
- (1,1)
- Epic poet starts to use non-fiction... it's a huge hit! (4,3)
- (1,1)
- (1,1)
- Frequently, a component of a Christmas dinner (3)
- (1,1)
- (1,1)
- (1,1)
- Whoever is agitated regularly blames crowds (10)
- The metric system and imperial units are like oil and water and also like apples and oranges (7)
- Condiment causes you endless difficulty (3,5)
- A little bit of tilt? Not us! (3)
- Cycling park warden at the back (of a sort) (7)
- (1,1)
- (1,1)
- (1,1)
- Mood setters pirated amp from jazzy mermaids (7)
- Ethnic group from Tibet initially (7)
- Prickly one from around Connecticut, US (6)
- Dwarf good throughout (6)
- Fossilized sap of a pine, perhaps? (5)
- (1,1)
- Aww, Lila... I will breakdown into pieces and cry (4)
- (1,1)
- (1,1)
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