Across
1 Chubby harpist, Edenic resident – unearthly being, primarily! (6)
5 Tiny something taken by secretary (6)
8 Jack’s obstacle making Cedric and Les tickled in part (11)
11 Everyman’s going to heads, having complaints (9)
12 Express view in ode to a Christmas tree? (5)
13 Slapdash, a bit, UEFA’s only partly regular (7)
14 Leaves by swish old railway (7)
15 Kind of tense? Ideal (7)
17 Twerp in middle of heath finding track (7)
20 Coat chicken? (5)
21 King, extremely stuck up, beheaded: most awkward! (9)
22 Oath: if doing, perform honestly (2,4,5)
23 For himself, the king’s – that is to say – casual apparel (6)
24 Cheers! Drink, then eastern casserole (6)
Down
2 Fruit, N. European, for Tom Sawyer’s pal (11,4)
3 Ken Starr not quite liberal, extremely gross (7)
4 Bastille’s stormed, tougher than the rest (9)
5 Biblical lawgiver saunters with yen to depart (5)
6 Book with the writer supporting N. African capital – not about Kenyan city (7)
7 Inane, thick tot – he misbehaves – grin and bear it (4,2,2,3,4)
9 Drug-addled greeting heard (4)
10 Tax riverside protection in announcement (4)
14 Stop using smartphones, laptops etc? As if (4,3,2)
15 What the crossword setter sees as exquisite, friends! (4)
16 Tangled dungarees abandoned by Dutch causes vexation (7)
18 Taking home fishing kit (7)
19 Schedule a hill to climb (4)
21 Merry after skipping starter: broken bread in Scandinavia (5)
Solution no. 3335
Published – December 12, 2024 12:02 pm IST
