Cryptic crossword No 3,175
Sat 28 Feb 2026, set byicheath
Special Instructions: Today’s theme is humanity!
Across
- Somewhat uncouth ugly hooligan (4)
- Break jar for oddball (8)
- Strumpet found in hotel with topless beauty (6)
- Small group is captivated by toxic liqueur (6)
- Ankle, not large, held by the old American (6)
- Some mildew a liability for Indian festival (6)
- It’s daring to partially snub all Syrians (6)
- Father killing girl holding note in front of lake (10)
- First citizen outcries under protest lead to revolution (4)
- A culty corp. corrupted a system of government (10)
- Turn on some apish humans (4,7)
- Occasional rally member is true scaremonger (8)
- Elites represented by collection of aircraft (3,3)
Down
- Sad cop I cued is busy (8)
- Inbred niece unfortunately took on undergraduate (7)
- Former students lost U.N. mail (6)
- At first, you asked “have we ever honored God?” (6)
- Part of tricycler gyrates for holy men (6)
- Initial horror and repulsion at Maori girl suicide (4,4)
- Smooch, pout oddly, and curry favor (4,2,2)
- Put sub back in fight (4-2)
- Mirror takes the Spanish north, leading to station (7)
- Sycophant found amongst Birds Eye’s management (3-3)
- Star tarnished after deputy heard demonstrating karate, for example (7,4)
- A little subordination allowed at the federal level (8)
- The con unexpectedly produced electronic music (6)
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