Cryptic crossword No 3,162
Tue 24 Feb 2026, set byicheath
Special Instructions: Today’s theme is old things!
Across
- Choir about to acquire hotel and religious symbol (3-3)
- After you sat, Yoda turned long-running periodical (3,5)
- Smuggler lies in a hollow act of charm (6)
- A thorny rope tangled this receiver (6,5)
- Miner’s light distorted meaty flaps (6,4)
- Soothsayer is in for a cleaving! (6)
- Monster sound captures first-rate sun god (8)
- Fairy king was partially sober, once (6)
- Patriarch located amongst a thousand regular ID cards (8)
- Nose runs for ages! (4)
- Puss-generating old word puts you in charge, initially (4)
- Banking tool mysteriously cured ache consuming queen (6,4)
- Rome’s foes are French without holding contest (8)
Down
- Sudan axeman holds back idyllic city (6)
- Runaway shredder lost in century-defining conflict (7,5,3)
- Quiet Scot with Spanish greeting is a music maker (7)
- Tin and old photo shake organ container (7,3)
- Burn one old time carriage (7)
- Excitable particle creates titan (8)
- Union soldier gives unknown a funny knee (6)
- Work hard to put your nose on this! (10)
- First rule of my enterprise: capital! (4)
- Occasional scraps a bear has in citadels (7)
- Old queen arises within Fibonacci duo barracks (8)
- In short, annual presidential address is confusing to us (4)
- Old murals spotted in crazy cat rave (4,3)
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