Cryptic crossword No 3,895
Tue 8 Sep 2026, set byCogs
7
Across
- Unexpected option of boat house originally in Dorset, docked (4,5)
- End soccer badly for climax (9)
- Subject's use is at sea (5)
- Following rules once around bed, I finally snooze (9)
- Cut lines from cool character (3)
- Sap's better to come back with heart turned to piece of stone (5)
- Primary education to begin with state (5)
- Nearly save on returning stars (5)
- Grill rib, cycling in fuel when flipping (7)
- Frenchman's greeting Sir Bono excitedly (7)
- Injures head of heaving appendage, ending in tears (5)
- Good form of instrument cut by English Chamber Orchestra (7)
- Lacking wife, heats up wok, spread from tip to tip? (3,4)
- "Tango possibly down!", pilots in air notify Commander eagerly (5)
- Unreasonable way lien may be produced? (3,2,4)
Down
- Discover leading trio from financial centre for trading (4)
- Assigns a singular place to sleep, stopping for rest (8)
- Coordinate with hospital after nearly bad situation (4)
- Terrible HR keeps gold in the event that I start to comment (8)
- Repeated sound always in R&B? (6)
- City brimming with heroin America corrupted (10)
- Colour in beginnings of drawing, imitating Georgia O'Keeffe (6)
- Dictator's grain yield (4)
- Challenged a democrat turned communist (5)
- Intern lacking time to unravel sports champion's total lack of stress (5,5)
- Tips from Durham University curate knowledge for dabbler? (4)
- Zombies are this close to survivor - one second before first couple in entrance! (5)
- Passivity from one country involving start of conflict (8)
- Saleswoman always turns up carrying one spare! (8)
- Communicate having another unknown swelling? (6)
- Calling from Lower Manhattan's top goon I agitated (6)
- Face on Financial Times covers (4)
- Be a sycophant: Involves not demanding! (4)
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