Cryptic crossword No 3,041
Sun 18 Jan 2026, set byPostMark
Special Instructions: This originally appeared as the winter puzzle in Bedrock Magazine and is published with their kind permission.
Across
- Secure string of horses (6)
- After installing shower, support apprentice (7)
- Timber deals, made periodically, probed by court (7)
- Draw near to Northern settlement (4)
- Politician packing case mainly to accompany march (8)
- Lacking leading couple, develop love interest for Shrek? (6)
- Preacher's completely devout (4)
- Cancel a book opening, having run out (8)
- Guardiola say, disheartened, stalls fixture? (6)
- Heathens load vessels with silver (6)
- Having to change hands annoys bikers (6)
- Mule-men, with ale, ordered blue movie (10)
- Superheated vapour: ideal when tackling yard and street (3,5)
- Unfortunately not lean, Mum's enormous (10)
- Committed university dons half-fit after exercise (8)
- Tinsel's up still (6)
Down
- Figure of speech some reporter's brought up (5)
- Inspiring ecstasy, a love goddess approaches (7)
- Leading hand fixes top of ratlines (5)
- Done only casually, European tourist attraction (6,3)
- Cavalier being vocal when he's abed? (5)
- Singular carpet with stirring ranges of colour (7)
- Gas worried small babies (8)
- Cheerful setter's admitting blunder (5)
- Leader of government preceded by his relatives? (4)
- Head girl, missing US soldier, organised messenger (6)
- Charge, sound as a bell (4)
- Worthy boxer maybe returning to claim ring (4)
- Space traveller shortly to appear (4)
- Christmas verse taken from work of fiction (4)
- Insignificant student publication one's promoted (6)
- Plan to circulate local rent brochure (8)
- Chaps processing enlargement save originals for raunchy album (9)
- On holiday, I am weary now and then (4)
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