Cryptic crossword No 3,446

Special Instructions: Nothing fancy today, just a quick and hopefully enjoyable puzzle. All feedback appreciated. Happy solving!

Type to enter letters. Use the arrow keys to move between cells, Tab and Shift+Tab to move between clues, and Escape to leave the grid.

Across

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Sisyphus

6 mo ago

Nice one Cricket! Mostly pretty straightforward with some nice flicks and tricks. Favourites today: 5a, 23a, 24a (unusual deletion), 2d, 8d, & 15d. I like your fresh and original approach to clueing and hope this doesn’t get stifled in the pursuit of ‘correctness.’ On which point…

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Cryptic crossword No 3,446

Fri 15 May 2026, set byCricket

Across

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