Cryptic crossword No 3,755
Sat 1 Aug 2026, set byPentman
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Across
- Director writes music introducing special early showing of Encanto (8)
- Marks underwear worn by Nadine Dorries originally (6)
- Principal male is topless lady! (4)
- Go from Green radical to Tory in the end (6)
- Hopes short-term PM quits early and starts to talk sense (6)
- Cooperated in denial golf is fixed (7)
- Island fodder for the goat (9)
- Greek character about to leave theatre after performing (5)
- Cry like Maria? (6)
- More film a Roman's fall as nose is busted (1,3,3,3,7)
- Rock band on ship, very talented and outstanding (10)
- Cut cost in rough oats and fruit (8)
- A vivid memory that is recalled and mentioned in hindsight (7)
- Those not able to fly squandered wealth almost entirely (9)
- One reluctant to form bonds and kiss no-one excepting first love if requited (5)
- Heard Daffy Duck say, "I think in water." Naturally, he wouldn't do or say so if he didn't have this! (4)
Down
- One suffering one tragic consequence of treatment (10)
- Jezebel's third character to leave Cornish town making atonement (7)
- Public relations on line becomes accepted practice (6)
- Peak attendance in spectator numbers climbing (5)
- Could it be an opportunity that turns up unexpectedly for a Northern resident? (9)
- Stand a drink perhaps for the audience? (4)
- Sharply remove deckhand behind schedule? (6)
- Around morning pedal north to find plant (8)
- A police officer starts to put on stones in spades - a result of too many doughnuts? (8)
- Describes some social workers not against mining industry closure initially (6)
- Work in cooperation (5)
- Small skirmishes after Genghis's number one destroyed Hun's gift (9)
- Get underwear from shopping centre in outskirts of Stromness (6)
- See 13a
- Surrounded by morning papers (4)
- Setter employed with transient migrating workers (10)
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