Cryptic crossword No 3,909
Sat 12 Sep 2026, set byCheeseman
5
Special Instructions: My first grid using the Grid Designer
Across
- Return of God somewhere in the Middle East (4)
- Serviceman, one who is doomed, keeping French article for love (6)
- Oddly blame AI being friendly (7)
- See 1a
- See 14a
- Bond character who fixes you with a hard stare (10,4)
- Planet supercomputer is to organise (7)
- Burly macaw and beetle agitated butterfly (10,6)
- Crafted coif only messed up hairstyle (7,8)
- See 22a
- See 31a
- Dancing mama's hop in club where a reasonable man can be found (7,7)
- Deal with Canadian politician cycling with fury clipping island taxi (7,8)
- Premier League side starts to text regarding player's SUV (7,7)
Down
- Piece of art showing signs of great wealth not on loan but with son (4)
- The Netherlands controlling potentially out-of-control technology providing digital protection (4)
- City in summertime is highly enjoyable experience (5)
- Woman cracking 11d (5)
- Teacher getting round start of term mix up (4)
- Age of cockney goddess (3)
- Acid type leads in making unkind comments in conversation (5)
- Sent up dude seen in The Sun? (3)
- Nobleman with award, one of two that may have a ring attached (7)
- Salmon in alcohol (4)
- Silly person taking one to find a parallel world (6)
- Stoker trainee probing worker getting end away in plant (7)
- Diahann in Dynasty? On the contrary! (3)
- Ape losing 18 finds somewhere in India (3)
- Announcement of arrival at half 9 for No 1 component (4)
- Civic leader would be Prime Minister after a change of heart (5)
- Who's John without the French to wind around his finger, say? (7)
- The last two in the Cities of the Plain and a city of the Great Plains (5)
- Was an influencer in podcast for soft leather (5)
- Channel the Italian found between the east and west flanks of Rockall (4)
- Ways discussed to get scholarship (6)
- A tasteless broadcast was added (7)
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