Cryptic crossword No 3,873
Fri 4 Sep 2026, set bylom
Special Instructions: It's been pointed out that 28 and 21 are duplicates, (and describe how I feel about that). I've asked for the puzzle to be removed so I can try to redeem myself.
Across
- French horn is in style, what a relief (9)
- This bends back around gravity - makes sense (5)
- Shaped and fashioned old mud round the back (7)
- Rule in pure ignorance (5)
- Proposed, leaving egg-head blushing (7)
- With retsina almost finished I'm back to delegate (8)
- Animal is only embracing her (6)
- Outstanding. Aligns beautifully (6)
- Eaten in a thousand places, established around the orient (8)
- Quiet residence. Definitely urge to buy (8)
- Heads turn when I start to dance (5)
- Short body safe to toss and turn on this (4,3)
- Evidence I have pertaining to the ear? Ridiculous! (7)
- Every second is awesome. He has true promise (5)
- In France it's hopeless accepting most of the US. A question of numbers (9)
- Sloping towards a pile of soft feathers? (8)
Down
- Threaten negotiation (10)
- Get-together on island... (7)
- ..."but there are thousands here", said one in confusion (9)
- Engaged in preaching, or in getting consumed by raised dead (8)
- Gone round the bend? - back to hospital, that'll do (6)
- Screens Schubert's first. It's getting loud (5)
- Takes mulch out of hydrangeas and replants them (7)
- Y, D, T and I put in order (4)
- Critical of a short novel all about a city uprising (10)
- Just a longer word for the same thing (9)
- Men, it's OK to get agitated but it's not really diversity (8)
- Tall vegetarian makes blunder about Iran (7)
- Evidence I have pertaining to the ear? Ridiculous! (7)
- First born collapsed under pressure (6)
- Requests a lot of barrels (4)
- Teetotal, so be a little restrained (5)
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