Cryptic crossword No 1,845
Sun 30 Jun 2024, set byMallimack
Special Instructions: "Art in Reverse". No shenanigans, but a note on the theme in the comments.
Across
- Imply fate (calamitous) for Commander to the Bidens (6,3)
- Straightly or queerly, 15's 4 1D, 22 26 and 29 3 (12)
- European empire maintained by strange vindictiveness (7)
- See 6
- 18 in 1:1 mirror image (6)
- Name corrupt snitcher (8)
- Starter of gyoza and unagi rolls producing delight (4)
- Hairspray maker's eaux de toilette? (4,6)
- Divine banger from the heart exquisitely synthesises moxie, magic and nameless eccentricity (3,7)
- African people bringing an end to characters from Euro-American alliance (4)
- Russian administrative centre's endless vapours limiting perspective (8)
- Someone stocking up on MREs probably loses right to get seasoning (6)
- Taylor cleared out topless impersonator problem (7)
- Swagger with victory song and dance when piece of lingerie fits in the front (7)
- Take the reins of young bull (5)
- Reckless speed, disastrous cost (9)
Down
- Fowl, variegated salmon and fig (9)
- Drift of hearing: your setter's wonderful (7)
- Being passionate when ego suppresses nothing (6)
- Cut and colour (4)
- Hardy girl embodying limitlessly attractive irascibility (10)
- Island jazz style holds in subconscious urges (8)
- Missionary felt so pathetic when taking a length from behind (7)
- Composer to lurk during broadcast (5)
- Podcast's tricked one dispatch to act superior (10)
- Start that gets an F here? (6,3)
- Not one scrap of heat to protect against dwindling of the year (8)
- Console with a hug and a kiss, getting into bed. Another kiss first! (4,3)
- Universal powers sadly overthrown in Swedish city (7)
- "Mallimack, screw up?" said Spooner. "Might be a miss!" (6)
- Loudly refers to Wikipedia and Snopes (5)
- Witblits regularly obliterated icon of wisdom and reason (4)
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