Cryptic crossword No 3,870
Thu 3 Sep 2026, set byPodger
Special Instructions: Populating the grid will reveal Podger's potted CV
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Thanks Podger for the crossword and the intriguing SI. I found most of this straightforward thanks to your excellent setting. As for the potted CV, I'm still in the dark with allusions that I see, to the legal( RHS) policing, naval or even medical professions. Maybe I need to study it a bit more. 16a isn't a term I'm familiar with, as defined, but I got it from the 'cross' reference. Favs 7a, 27a, 21d (COTD), 9d, 24d, 19d
Thanks Podger for an excellent launch into Friday! You really have come of age with your 21st. Favourites included 10a, 16a, 25a, 29a, 9d, 21d, 20d, and 23d (top pick by a nose). Not sure we share the same Chambers though- couldn’t find your synonym for ‘that’ in 13a, and couldn’t quite think up a phrase to justify it myself either. As for hidden extras: still looking 😠
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