Cryptic crossword No 3,942
Tue 22 Sep 2026, set byTricycle
Special Instructions: This is my first crossword here - all suggestions and advice gratefully received!
Across
- Study about a party in Ulster (4,2)
- Upset when a nasty piece of work got put away (7)
- Look round and look down in front of soprano singer (2,4,4)
- Book concealed in jotter Bill brought back (8)
- God, God I need houses (4)
- Thin 20 with instrument (6)
- Royal at home with cold besieged by media (8)
- Austere purpose of auction room (10)
- Rat on posh criminal (4)
- Brave Ms Stubbs' strong bust (8)
- Reportedly, d-descendants to break away (6)
- In Pakistan, Karachi is capital? (6)
- Quiet city has university? Lies! (7)
- What manufacturer wants to shorten is the French commercial - release pushed back (4,4)
Down
- Drastic action taken about Roman Catholic supplying drug (8)
- Like heavy metal produced when Bill replaces the injured Don in Osmonds (7)
- Father's horse (4)
- I put on plaster after getting cut bottom, or was it more hip? (8)
- Press club (4)
- Nice fishsticks (8)
- Good man to dress in flash (6)
- Cat heard hat is fair game? (7)
- Ponder problem, having lost illegitimate son of Victoria and Albert, perhaps (6)
- Sibling you finally ditch - what a fuss! (8)
- Astounded by report of animal transport in East London (9)
- Established what you might learn by eating duck with duke (6)
- Oddly, Alex, Greg, Anna and you can find Hydra here! (6)
- Aunty sent sables, skinned? It's indefensible (9)
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