Cryptic crossword No 3,858
Sun 30 Aug 2026, set byOrinoco
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Thanks for this Orinoco, plenty to get the cogs whirring. Well done for 9a- it held me for an annoying amount of time whereas 5a went straight in. 10a beat me- didn’t know the phrase. I solved both 8d and 22d, liked them both but thought they kind of contradicted each other hemispherically! (And I’m not aware of 8d being a chestnut.) I really liked 14a, 25a, 4d (very original) and 15d (though slight quibble with the press def). I got 1a because I used to be one but didn’t know the second
Lots to like here, Orinoco - thank you. Faves include 1a, 5a, 17a, 26a (an unarguable homophone!), 3d, 21d. Re 8d - yes, have encountered it before (sorry!) but it's still a cracker. Inclined to agree with Sisyphus re 21d/24a - but I was guilty of a dodgy homophone of my own in my last puzzle (of a kind which would have appealed to you I think!) and I reckon we should all be allowed to indulge ourselves from time to time...
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