Cryptic crossword No 3,242
Tue 24 Mar 2026, set bySalt
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Across
- Half-hearted second address for queen is about religious leaders (5)
- Big fish to heckle university when excluding king and expressing agreement with Russian (9)
- "Unexpectedly complicated when stripped back" - describing views of one believing everything revolves around them? (9)
- Dash about at home coming back thinner (7)
- Putting to rest talent before doing badly, missing two books (9)
- Musician looking back on first of his debuts every so often after turning pro (7)
- Flushed in cold weather backtracks and reflects (7)
- Commend Roman law to make the first last (5)
- Cross after no one caught vagrant (7)
- Voiced appreciation for small beer (5)
- Stylish silk left unfinished when I am expected to return unsatisfied (9)
- Field, around about an acre (5)
- Calm generated by Spooner's ability to detect dishonesty (7)
- So strong these days (4,3)
Down
- New quarrel set lovers yelling initially in a short-sighted way (6-8)
- Roman campaign for time out of their clothes. Embracing naked uprising after gaining power (5,4)
- Engineer excitedly dares me to harness energy (10)
- Notices papers lifted now spy initially walks over (8)
- Sailor with mop (4)
- Three out of four cardinals took in council (6)
- Twin brother's gold to finish artesans' centrepiece (4)
- Wires holding up loud noise producers (5,5)
- Etonian rituals corrected process to become less caustic (14)
- Stephanie has no time to panic as recipient of letter (8)
- Ego bolstered by function where action performed unaided (4-5)
- The French support substitute for place of worship (6)
- Oxford, say, if not 25 (4)
- Girl to have dress (4)
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