Cryptic crossword No 3,687
Wed 15 Jul 2026, set byBenDR
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Across
- 11 of 5 down to chase other openings for 29 6-style shop for 27s (6)
- Supporters of The Carpenters' shows are excited (8)
- Unfortunate end time, with a nasty affliction (8)
- Be caught in scam as one of 26 duo setting up 26 11 (6)
- College initially eclipsing University, pound for pound (4)
- Bless me, a mess put together! (8)
- Except if futile, turn southeast to north (6)
- Sow in pain, still confined (6)
- Pennies saved... less paid in such arrangement, drawing in customer initially? (8)
- Backing novices sent, I ordained some that showed ability (10)
- Unknown officer previously gave confirmation on the radio (4)
- Representative setter, doctor, and former monarch (6)
- Putin's rival sabotaged, put in shade (8)
- Fill in returning son about king, without fancy embellishments (2,6)
- What 1 and 26 11 had in 1993 with former German representative (6)
- Cranked traitor and revolutionary with series of talks (9)
Down
- Some in Kabul are Taliban returning, or going both ways (9)
- See 14dn
- Essentially dissolute star one of 26 duo setting up 26 11 (3)
- Part of interface where items may be pinned, or a bolt fixed (7)
- The shop has many but she survives without one (7)
- Gore goes after one for Shaq (5)
- Quaver is augmented fourth in complement to the bass (7)
- Beast is more sexy with top off (5)
- Home of first 1 in 1983, let loose in pursuit of spot in parliament (7)
- Perhaps large shop union involved in restructuring of 5 across (9)
- Anterior bit always included in socket (7)
- Home of first 26 11 in 1976, that is first of several and that is start of monopoly (3,5)
- Thus dispatch paper file, destroyed finally! (5)
- Reich destroyed under it, more bothered by superficial problems (7)
- Mob battle in extremes of sectarianism (5)
- Bill includes it by staple attached to top of page (5)
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