Cryptic crossword No 3,586
Wed 17 Jun 2026, set byPodger
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Across
- Local men in African city ignoring leader’s repetitive speech (8)
- Young women writing about business without a shred of understanding (6)
- Eiffel originally dressed in green – it's just what he did! (8)
- Very good chance to become a frequent flyer (5)
- In possession of mercury, keeping lid on tight (7)
- Young man reportedly arrested in protest (7)
- Partnership is accepted by Europe with no work guarantee (6)
- Setter, repeatedly broken by depression, banks on therapy to find true self (8)
- Whiskey? Most of Ireland's beginning to drink rum (5)
- French half-back tackles two people, gets injured (8)
- French cheeses are said to cause wind (6)
- People in their 60s and 70s possess large pants (8)
- Councillor’s in dreamland, endlessly abroad (8)
- River is fathom less deep (6)
Down
- When drunk you once brought up a piece of cake (4)
- Excessive discharge from balls by rampant womaniser (8)
- A quantity of viscosity is acceptable in climbing plants (6)
- Perfectly naked video shown by friend (7)
- Rue losing coat before ship’s departure (6)
- Unfortunately, drones penetrate a new type of wartime shelter (8)
- Characters in Denise Mina regularly generate discussion (7)
- Unfinished Christie novel contains nothing of great note (8)
- Employee with Spanish vehicle (10)
- In France, Racine wrote limitlessly about love (4)
- Tradesman working morning or evening to begin with (10)
- Emigrant population is said to return every year to collect gold (8)
- Almost climax on introduction to Robbie Williams? (4)
- Scots do somersaults after closure of Loch Ness (4)
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