The Sunday Crossword No. 3354

Across

1 Aplomb — or kind of a trick? (10)

6 4, whichever way you look at it! (4)

9 Cutter between Channel Islands, losing direction, distressed (7)

10 Bullfighter Damon shown exit, we hear (7)

12 ‘Paella?’ groaned displaced American writer (5,5,3)

14 Jury’s findings after court’s thrown out Italian scorer (5)

15 Runners’ trainers? (9)

16 Excess denim — rare — fancy! (9)

18 Part of caterpillar going slowly (5)

20 Per Spooner, the time for gardening had come: no-one told me (3,3,1,2,4)

23 To begin with, thoroughbred turned, went at moderate pace (7)

24 Mix using seeds to augment relish — delicious, primarily? (7)

25 Confines swans (4)

26 Buff and shine statue, mostly vigorously (10)

Down

1 Prune extract (4)

2 Heavily armed and dim — peacekeepers flipping! (7)

3 At home, Mark supposing that Everyman is able to take time to be petty (13)

4 Fright being topless, a mistake (5)

5 Chair reupholstered with lamé fabric (5,4)

7 Crossword setter’s into dictionary, mate: that’s kind of complex (7)

8 Where you might get a flat top — hopefully not from the tenor (10)

11 They go up and down in tailspin, storm raging (13)

13 Somewhat extrovert, he topes too much (4-3-3)

15 Badly bred, dined staying in PJs? (9)

17 Butcher’s second wife unhappy (3,4)

19 Basic facts; a little conflict’s arisen (3,4)

21 Va-va-voom, or emphatically minimal speed? (5)

22 Change hearts of greedier visitors (4)

Solution No. 3353