Cryptic crossword No 2,233
Sat 18 Jan 2025, set bybuddy
Special Instructions: Appears as NTSPP 780 on Big Dave's site
Across
- Small firm abandons New York for Connecticut (7)
- Conspirator inspired by putsch emerges (7)
- Every so often, Annabelle retires to rest (4)
- Unthinking destruction of a calm niche (10)
- Lots of strong wind in Oregon? Just the reverse! (6)
- Endless austerity suggested (8)
- State of North Dakota replacing Alabama in alliance (9)
- How a terrarium is filled? Not with this! (5)
- Historically significant album London Calling initially reviewed as "noise" (5)
- Dispute Chinese claim about Norway (9)
- Agenda to get rid of Christmas announced (8)
- Soldier at border composing song of praise (6)
- Attributes supporting a secure society (10)
- Sad to say, US state lacks spirit (4)
- Emit dark energy (7)
- Rather regularly lionise The Bard (7)
Down
- Gastronome can be found mixing dashes of marjoram, sage and thyme with this herb (7)
- Go quickly back to horse (5)
- Observe Frenchmen with nurse in bed (7)
- Rotten fish delivered (6)
- Reject boring hotel - I'm in a tent! (9)
- Research, direct from America, concerned with origin of exoplanets (7)
- Initially held incommunicado inside Czech prison, suffering with psychosis (13)
- Could this method of painting go viral? (9)
- Pike and sea-eagle share last of scarce alfalfa (7)
- Big cat devours top-notch special agent (7)
- Small bomb nearly reaches heart of relaxed island nation (7)
- Almost return defective tee and tank top (6)
- Feature of bird enthralling artist (5)
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