Cryptic crossword No 3,040
Sun 18 Jan 2026, set bySerbosh
Special Instructions: Several answers are thematically linked. I hope you enjoy finding them.
Across
- Overly masculine dictator enthralling China (5)
- Areas with lupus treated commonly (2,3,5)
- Adult Prince convulsing with wrath and hostility (7)
- Extracts from Oedipus’ wardrobe recalled (5,2)
- Youthful Goddess, here exchanging rook for bishop (4)
- Choose to speak representing those voting (10)
- Root of suffering, cubed perhaps? (8,3)
- Remixing Jonas brother without bass, producing Deceitful Device (6,5)
- Bad attitude with no time at all for goodbye (5)
- Reserve quiet year next to loch (7)
- Rat is suspicious, identifying beautiful, young man (9)
- Complex girl? (7)
- Divide up part of group pursuing hell (9)
- Prompt supporting start of discussion (4)
Down
- Moniker partially yields Victor (4)
- Creative works from attractive female missing, with son (8)
- Skeptics from Northern Ireland greeting records (9)
- Detective Inspectors prefer unpopularity (9)
- Italian region has bottomless Bloody Mary served without last of Tabasco (8)
- Heroin today has ease leading the underground scene? (5)
- Initially, adrenaline rush encourages supervisor: he likes a fight! (4)
- Aussie resident’s organ almost emptied (6)
- Instructions: upset Pierce (6)
- Clan set up transport with brief trip to borders of Buckinghamshire (8)
- Rearranged happy carol of doubtful authenticity (10)
- Contradictory standard now around end of tax year (8)
- In person, fashion a CEO affect (4,2,4)
- Unhappy first, becoming brute (6)
- Class of ‘50 go missing from fortified building (5)
- Known for her legendary stony glare? (6)
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