Cryptic crossword No 3,993
Tue 6 Oct 2026, set byTug
Tricky
3
Across
- I am to cut straw on the counter (6)
- Charlie in extremely pricey eatery (6)
- Flee after loud drumbeat (4)
- Smooch madly, holding loves' hands in place with class (10)
- Fowl's rest cut short by wings of oceanic kittiwakes (8)
- Agree Lima bores me, mostly (6)
- Spacebar broken -- streams interrupted with bit of natural mortification (13)
- Immoral royal by castle -- king and prince bristle in fortress (5,4,4)
- Creamy soup in tub is queasy (6)
- Sorry assistance comes after independent farm destroyed (2,6)
- Polish pianist and politician were travelling west, breaking into quiet spots with couple of kids (10)
- Molly has experience initially on display (4)
- Sense it in any second first (6)
- Hunter originally mapped two rivers (6)
Down
- Once the left were in charge and shouted (6)
- In century-old dynasty, promote girl presiding over court (10,5)
- Yes, a rich criminal possesses a comfortable seat (4,5)
- Second of shots with my bad basketball (5)
- Rewrite PostMark cryptic with people sharing post? (4-4,7)
- You're exhausted -- you're only even beginning to quit affair with bright singer (8)
- Display of emotions when trichinosis is treated (11)
- First sign of smokers' work rolled in round instrument for getting high (9)
- Each Republican joins with those opposing newcomers (8)
- Nothing has a fastener (6)
- Throw out sources of evidence just entering court (5)
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