Cryptic crossword No 3,991
Tue 6 Oct 2026, set bySalamander
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Across
- Show visible delight to start smoking (5,2)
- Urges torture comes to a finish (8)
- See 26d
- At onset will install new garage in extension (4)
- Could be used in a down clue? (5)
- Brighton neighbour given a little luxury hut (5)
- Devour bit of Wensleydale in pasty (7)
- 6 in Hawaiian or Eurasian, for example (4)
- Collar made from fine pelt from the East (4)
- Unopened sore in the back of canine? Use this to wash it out (9)
- Seduced and became less demure? (7)
- Mendacious gossip about Tory leader taking drugs (9)
- Shears off cross bracketing essentially retaining ship (8)
- Revolting slug lying in parts (4)
- Going round section of path gingerly in dark (5)
Down
- Way to make bowl coming to be forgotten eventually (4,4)
- Praises The Departed (9)
- Supports introducing legislation initially blocking mirrored streets (6)
- Offal curry gives you an unusual gait (8)
- Embarrassed I ogled showcases; they're a vain pursuit (4,5,6)
- See 1d
- French for one on a rupee confusingly (8)
- Start with birdbrain, vacant chutzpah (6)
- Aberdonian boy is eccentric (4)
- See 1d
- Their bird has no end (5)
- Regularly Brook lulled to run with curler (6)
- Negligee garb hitherto only ultimately suited youth (5,3)
- Flighty getaway girl is a flapper (4,7) (4,7)
- First of younglings leaves nest to find great body of water (4)
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