Cryptic crossword No 3,394
Mon 4 May 2026, set byBaz
Special Instructions: Especially for today this puzzle is . . .
Across
- 11 body sneaks back (4)
- Excitement when Baz appears in London suburb (6)
- Changing order, ran tea shop as 20 might say (10)
- Greek character in river mouth (5)
- Desperate perils in case for warrior maiden (8,4)
- Narcissists even when temperature dropped (8)
- Divine, but strangely venal in call for attention (8)
- Forceful type to bring fish back to judge (4)
- See 15a
- Robot 18's capture foreign ruler (5)
- Lines for Norma or Carmen? (8)
- Strap rider with 26 wildly (4,4)
- Track Jack, perhaps - just the ticket! (8)
- Agreed to be free if it's reversed (6)
- Hosts brewed beer as perk (10)
- Battles initiated without any reasonable strategy (4)
Down
- Exploring the galaxy, wandering, replaces a TV (5,6)
- Soar out of control encircling capital of Tatooine, becoming 11 (5)
- Dynasty originally having ancient narrative (3)
- Station tub over spring (4,3)
- Clouds artist sculpted (6)
- Prod potential porker purchase pouch (4)
- Outfit that woman will fit? (5,4)
- Sash even Holbein depicts (3)
- Papers in file, so more ordered (6)
- Singular performance sounding basso profundo? (4)
- . . . on recalling some French connections (5)
- 19, American greeting Russian? - yes! (4)
- Swindled, when 501 clerics came to light (7)
- Employ sheep, we're told (3)
- Left a little instrument, one taught by 10,26 (4)
- See 1d
- More distant, hiding back in sheltered location (6)
- Pale after bird's beheaded (3)
- Former partner returning painting, perhaps, is unnecessary . . . (5)
- Expecting delivery, I learn Pat's distressed (9)
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