Cryptic crossword No 2,042
Mon 21 Oct 2024, set byFudgeller
Special Instructions: Early middle age caliphate made private information public as revenge for pilgrimage to site of oldest pyramid (See comment)
Across
- Aboard boat, couple at table, wife and husband becoming crooked (4-5)
- Nothing found in much of coffee lounge (5)
- Protection from unhygienic cavorting coming back (7)
- Rogue nations hardly perfect (2,5)
- Delicious young model lacking depth (5)
- Some deliveries get to go too far (9)
- Notice about puzzle left youth principally with wonderment (8)
- Support top-class barbecue (5)
- Genuine pressure to overthrow gold-grabbing kings (5)
- Landlord with new view, following bloodsuckers (8)
- Eric a bit confused about Mark's overlap (9)
- Government behind misery (5)
- Leader disrespectful, interrupting Greek character (7)
- When stars can be seen working in firm? (7)
- Staggering variables in home improvement (5)
- Uncertainty coming from uncovered dessert in eating area (9)
Down
- Knowledgeable builder replaced one Pole with another (5)
- Once shaken, old lady clings to independent accolades (7)
- What is the point sheltering at home, complaining a lot? (5)
- Treat for child admirably blowing top outside - that's funny! (3,5)
- What's behind agriculture in the Netherlands supporting lowland plant? (6)
- Man, perhaps hiding naked in lift, following maiden down (9)
- Family in boat discovered, weak, heading for attractive Japanese island (7)
- Very hard concealing irritation with president informally giving travel for free (9)
- Primate covering position on date specified (9)
- Indirectly prevent retiring with United's third against City (9)
- Taunts Edward about European taken in (8)
- Equipment, including books, beginning to uplift core of amazing community (7)
- Get comfortable on injured leg, arms up! (7)
- Where there's nothing to clean the floor? (6)
- Two bearing knowledge making spirits (5)
- Places taking time to produce final shots (5)
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