Cryptic crossword No 3,817
Thu 20 Aug 2026, set byMandolinho
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Across
- Blunt and twice the man? (6,5)
- Refresh after appalling ordeal. (6)
- Spot digger in the garden. (4)
- Stressed when educated by the sound of it. (4)
- Explain puzzle of saltwater fish found in river. (6)
- Vacate violently resulting in warning. (6)
- Dismissed so called cheats as exceptions. (8)
- Thoughtful politicans from both wings surround team. (10)
- Leaders of men always talked after having a romantic interlude with her. (4,4)
- Suffering reverse, band might complain. (6)
- TV Traitors could be described as this. (10)
- George's first drummer was a foreigner. (6)
- Traitors metaphorically found in the grass. (6)
Down
- Almost all weapons cause panics. (6)
- On edge with false identity (6)
- 14ac had advocates engaged in lies. (7)
- Brighter until leaving church, then spookier. (6)
- Slip, parry and defeat. (11)
- Singer embraces queen-like confidante. (5,3)
- The cause of Northerners' subversion ? (7)
- Ploy of illicit catfishing discovered in retrospect. (6)
- Crowd control method could boil over perhaps. (8)
- Showed bet ready to be placed . (8)
- Finds fault and steals from mine according to Spooner. (8)
- Observe Section Head removal and reshuffle. (6)
- Many lost heart after elected football authority disgrace. (6)
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