Cryptic crossword No 3,642
Sat 4 Jul 2026, set byemaherself
Special Instructions: Another approachable crossword for intermediate solvers. This time with a little special challenge for myself. Let me know if you can spot it.
Across
- Looking back until now, not united within drive to lower taxes (3,5)
- Toilet in place of volume inside car making something eruptive (7)
- Smooch couple to get fashion accessory (7)
- Cleaning lady having one place to sit (5)
- A fine football association utters concerns (7)
- Not as originally thought? Dream, reportedly great initially, to finish with sound of hesitation (11)
- To write, on reflection, song of god (7)
- Case of old flame being sufficient (7)
- Equip too many guns as way to throw? (7)
- European Union imports fuel regressively as practice (5)
- Partly recommend Oz actor for South American city (7)
- Takes a rain check when a cent is missing from neighboring old jars (8)
- Slightly cold and kind of trendy (7)
Down
- Five in Italy drowned, or so I've heard (6)
- Most fortunate, quiet ratio hidden in haphazardly haste (8)
- Up to AI to get involved to make perfect world (6)
- In shambles, Haiti OK with former emperor (7)
- Six French and celebrity appear before south-east Asian (10)
- Melt assets, recycled to make metal towers (5,5)
- Dinner, say, and fruit (4)
- Protection dome missing last quarter after fraud (6)
- Lesser than half-hearted roar (5)
- Note written after snob riding vehicle as baggage (6)
- Journalist under a cover said to have benefitted (7)
- Realistic artist involves writer in harmonic (8)
- Flower swallowing upset and infamous marquis (2,4)
- Student becoming ingredient in dishes in series (6)
- Left hook primarily hitting tree (5)
- Collective understood when speaking (4)
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