Cryptic crossword No 3,425
Sun 10 May 2026, set byAbdul
Special Instructions: Big thank you to Lowdown for the tremendous help with editing and testing!
Across
- Protests over British conservative riding planes (7)
- Confirm news about Iraq missing queen after being overthrown (5,2)
- What may cause failure in a D&D game? (2,4)
- Budget covered by annual lottery (5)
- Set unfinished beer by ice-cream container after devouring gallons (7)
- Evacuate from what used to be an island? (7)
- Test remix with adjustments made for fanatic (9)
- A Russian emperor spends time with drug smuggler, wanting money mainly (2,1,4)
- Groom let his best man in venue (13)
- Carol's one with those people (6)
- Fleet chases stallion short of energy around a stable (9)
- State "I do," suppressing exclamation of pleasure (5)
- Trim singular strand of hair, or ten (7)
Down
- Fire's ablaze, out burning Alberta (4)
- Seriously? Change for ten yen is 50? (9)
- Old-time train crew regularly works with steam? (6)
- Stan Lee’s first person novel — a must-have (9)
- Rest up, getting bored by introduction from wind instrument (4)
- Ideal position to support ethical article (4,3,3)
- Need coat taken apart for yarn (8)
- Yes, Spanish brand includes uplifting boosts (6)
- Set aside free cookies, occasionally filled with bit of vanilla (6)
- Around urinal, shaving head of hair (6)
- Water quality in laguna oddly lacking (4)
- Quote from online source by the professor (4)
- Dog show's entertaining these days (6)
- Reception of a book series primarily examining North African revolution (8)
- Give sincere lie, in a way (10)
- Twitter's real upset over author missing gold? (6)
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