Cryptic crossword No 3,457
Sat 16 May 2026, set byMadDog
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Across
- Put on first part of the event without dessert, ergo the confusion, but it's not up for discussion (3'1,4,2,5) (4,4,2,5)
- Where you should ethically shop for something dietary (5)
- Works out cryptic way Europe forms the EU (5,4)
- Refuse to speak very bad (5)
- Woman swerved vehicle to retaliate (6)
- Spooner's at any old hotel for some orange (8)
- Historical relationship of Hamilton to Burr omits relationship's origin (8)
- Grounds misbehaving scamp for swallowing plum's pit (6)
- Hesitation in quick march loses half of lead? (5)
- It's that sudden realization when a bad actor starts talking after, maybe, the appearance of croaking ravens in Macbeth (3,6)
- Wait, this point must be made: ions sit in no particular order (2,1,6)
- Trusting early American surrenders West in Treaty (5)
- To understand, take apart serving components for large gathering (7,8)
- Sinners, for example, die after sins exposed by flimflam? (5,4)
Down
- Discovering red is one side in the "War of Currents" (6)
- Disgusting man guide that's just naked women for immature boys (5,3)
- Guides hooks while changing hands (5)
- CSI - I'm on TV playing dead bodies (7)
- For example, dead bodies on TV are rarely objectified like every show's lead characters (5)
- Proper recipes are formulated (7)
- Beats me that, flipping the one digit, 411 connects to Drug Enforcement Agency (1'2, 2,4) (9)
- Actor's audition edgy. Oscar? They say 4!! (7)
- Central cortex is ten cerebra holding life (9)
- It makes things go smoother when Los Angeles Times backs her musical (8)
- On second thought, we shouldn't scorn other's inner thoughts (2,3)
- What this puzzle doesn't feature is the setter (5)
- Unfocused rants are dire sign following glimpse of being overwhelmed by memory loss (9)
- Left when first sign of an outlaw settled close to Deadwood (9)
- Yellow card for sale gets initial cost raised (7)
- Voluptuous Arwen, Frodo, and their leaders heading to Isengard sitting in the saddle of a Nazgul (6) (Deep cut LOTR reference) (6)
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