Cryptic crossword No 3,979
Sat 3 Oct 2026, set byVanilla
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Across
- Theatrical work unfinished with one dash of comedy (8)
- Harbour with Australian ships essentially bearing tomato sauce (8)
- Upper-class masses holding irrational American idealistic beliefs advocated by these people (8)
- Wrong way when bypassing borders to get to Ukrainian peninsula (6)
- Take 1:25 from New Jersey's one capital (6)
- Famous lead of Rocky taking role of Charlie using sarcasm (6)
- Post office presents given these abstractly made paper squares for starters (7,6)
- Tardily batter sandwiches, half made fast (6)
- What you do when you see a dog head of extraordinarily small size (6)
- Simply like a horse escaping from trap? (6)
- Out of this world travellers map scene at sea (8)
- Subtly mention a worthy English guy retired as doctor facing surgical operation (4-4)
- Hotter just right inside fiery houses scorching towards the front (8)
Down
- Pass water cups put on, for instance, to charge (8)
- Got dirt on misled criminal (6)
- Scream comes from one eaten by animated ogre (6)
- Doctor's unopened box supporting tons (6)
- Stars with drug and pills (8)
- Greek character given sneer, when separated, at rebellious sailor (8)
- Ambassador goes around catching river fish (8)
- How a paraplegic goes on a run - with piece of apparatus, it's king-size (3-3)
- Steamy rice to cook (6)
- Obey headless gossipy cops I had principally extorted (5,2)
- Keep under firm central piece of armor for security (7)
- The French camper near an aerodrome's terminal flies at an early time? (6)
- Still might be in these around the grid? (7,6)
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