Cryptic crossword No 203
Tue 19 Oct 2021, set byXavier
Special Instructions: A themed puzzle that might confuse veteran solvers? Feedback welcome!
Across
- Criminally adopts joke surfaces (7)
- Indistinctly said, cleared last drop of phlegm, said more clearly (7)
- Party in £1000 Rover, for example? (1,3)
- Tortured streamer runs away, replaced by man and daughter (9)
- Built rampart section for 9a (5)
- Bats crossword clue could involve a pair of crosses? (8)
- Ground meat spread mostly suitable, #1 for pets (4)
- Out-of-sorts but fine after setter and solver swap places (5)
- Setting in front of your very eyes! (4)
- Composed, he bowed and filled a sandwich with heart of 20d? (8)
- Supply person who might lend 22a? (5)
- Inaccurate network leads to channel New Zealand avoids, primarily causing infection (9)
- Bananas pass? (4)
- Rough break-up? Cook up so odd half can be forgotten (7)
- Nasty news (3-4)
Down
- Disorderly drew broadcast (4)
- Medleys not presently available, despite signs that suggest the contrary? (8)
- Resort rest retreat was sick (4,2)
- Designer told, "make the capital letter wider, it's Elastic!?" (8)
- "Nuts, one setback after another?" (6)
- Crazy to stock a bit of everything on drinks shelf (4)
- Riot about instrument and the setter playing (9)
- Fashion for some kings, its diary was discovered (5)
- Change wedding location over the phone (5)
- Moving start (it's going north), you left secured centrepiece south — drive! (8)
- Kinky Frenchman allegedly seen around topless sisters, husband and protection in garden (8)
- Transform coffee in it, recycled over time? (6)
- Doctor scrubbed tail of suffering beast (6)
- Upset in missionaries' land (4)
- Drunk creature, perhaps finishing Russian Coffee and Whiskey Tea (4)
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