Cryptic crossword No 3,430
Mon 11 May 2026, set byCleansheaf
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Across
- Beliefs lacking liberal views (5)
- So weep or begin praying for Eastern monkey going West (9)
- Return of homemade meal delivered by 11a (7)
- Do well for whale with tail missing (7)
- Middle Eastern folk island with Egyptian god and Old Testament priest as followers (7)
- Bake Off star returns shortly in come-back of prog rock band with agent in Italian capital for "Elusive Butterfly" (6-7)
- Barfly's other drinking boozer (3)
- Copper rushes back for pudding (7)
- Arachnid natural at freaking out (9)
- Shaky MO for our control centre (7-6)
- Foundation of heroin in fruit liqueur (7)
- Dump tucked away in Hebrides (3)
- Nearly losing count in the style of French antelope (5)
Down
- Party in research facility for us (6)
- Games will be in leisure centre (6-4)
- Scorcher sees the best held by Serbian openers (8)
- The old road the Queen and the old artist (Turner) followed in days gone by (10)
- Wall hanging records struggle (8)
- Kind of English bird by the sound of it (6)
- Philosopher finds traitor in church in emergency (8)
- Very small amount of damage to centre of London (8)
- Lent a hand because little sister opted to leave work (8)
- Greek poet discovered in small utility house (6)
- The bitter end can be drawn apparently (8)
- I was in dire dread when sacked (6)
- Go back over soldiers' mess (6)
- Constant exercise in pub for scribbler (3-3)
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