Cryptic crossword No 3,789
Tue 11 Aug 2026, set byCricket
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Across
- Drug users might be standing around river (7)
- Force Henry to confront Greek character - he's sometimes heavily armed (6)
- Uncalled for audition well into evening - get a wiggle on (8)
- You picked up lecturer for Japanese food (4)
- ...he'll rant angrily to hold attention (8)
- Crime hub moving innocent children (8)
- Tyrant's son breaks into warehouse (6)
- Stew a yeti steak and simmer down (4,2,4)
- Instinctively becomes aware of time slipping away for Arctic people (6)
- About to meet Him at last, British monarch finally rests - they rise and they fall (7)
- The beginning of the middle of the end, perhaps? (6,4)
- Regretted being loudly unpleasant... (4)
- 'Say, Bill. Sorry to be missing King. Randomly stuck in Bern. Gutted!' (6)
- Island where baron has head cut off - twice! (4,4)
Down
- Grown together...could truce unravel? (2-8)
- Knock flat, criticise, smear (7)
- Practices suit Eastender (4)
- Could be uncertain, obscure (7)
- Carbon copy passed on by Aussie expert (4,6)
- Gallery where one at first gets confused with American in drag (4)
- Get yourself ready and wander briefly around wood before rush to get into pub on return (4,3,5,2)
- Instrument overplayed by Old Etonian, primarily (4)
- It's said bladder problems leave you in hot water (5,2,7)
- Walk both ways in desert (4)
- Not sure I won't improperly take care of son. (2,3,5)
- Spit in restaurant (10)
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