Cryptic crossword No 3,791
Tue 11 Aug 2026, set byBenDR
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Across
- See 24dn
- Appearing in top right corner of periodic table around nitrogen, unrelated to 2 (9)
- Elder fit, as regularly crosses from Southpaw? (5)
- Right gene reversed by operating system, beginning to culminate in big apple he created... Lucky 13, 28 and 3! (4,8)
- Remarkably, bus fills with great joy (8)
- Expensive brew! (5)
- Works too hard (as a hack), with slip in video's editing (9)
- Indications of lazy slacker (my son) returning (7)
- Spiteful desire to accommodate snake (7)
- See 19ac
- Country boy, he's madly pursuing sex (10)
- In Italy you get a kiss with these flowers (6)
- Warrior in graphic account, little blossom taking on nine from Rome (7)
- Joins up sad loners, including student (7)
- Gospel is too cool to be hot! (4)
- Lots of words from Dutch East India company ably winning over union, and later a king (10)
Down
- A lot to learn from submarine partner's reversal (8)
- Enchant with tight turnaround in a fine arrangement (9)
- As 24 13 famously said when kicking North out (roughly) "I wholly blame investors!" (7,4 7 2) (7,13)
- Kindles start of trust, taking one in and being most generous (9)
- Prey flap about, but caught by this, many can no longer take to the wing (8)
- Hit is thanks for one 24 12 opposed (7)
- Joins up using molten tin less (7)
- Lender more certain to pursue defaulter's very heart? (6)
- Leader Florida sect maligned? (5,6)
- Encourage with this type of cable (4)
- See 8dn
- See 8dn
- Country girl seen playing up earlier (7)
- Looks after half of children on dubious vacation (5)
- Fantastically strong fighter with great prize to win losing head taking on nine from Rome (6)
- Presided in court on date this material became scarce in the 18th century (9)
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