Cryptic crossword No 4,013
Mon 12 Oct 2026, set bySainsbur
Unrated
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Across
- Object of ice hockey is to tackle large Yank (5)
- Bad smell from corpse, old and grim (4,5)
- Embarrassed to have name read aloud (7)
- Female leaves charming impression (7)
- Despite everything happening, spending time well (4,2)
- Lass slaughtered that woman in Friday the 13th? (7)
- Clue accepted by Mail for fixed payment... (7)
- ...constructed as an &lit, marks received for charm? (8)
- Loungewear I see on criminal (6)
- Britain to join after organisation of countries allow access again (7)
- They oversee deliveries of prime US bananas (7)
- I was a nuisance online going around drunk (8)
- Bar for swingers: essential to squeeze partners lying around (7)
- Perhaps a book being signed? (7)
- Guardian in dispute with consumer (9)
- Imitation of stupid person (5)
Down
- Saturates found in cheaper meat especially (9)
- Acrobat's vehicle knocks out cold family member (5)
- Ultimately pick mini skirt for outfit (3)
- Predict date of birth coming up on fourth of June (4)
- Expected to deal with the established way of doing things (3,7)
- Shake mouse every so often? No, I call it working (11)
- Signatories uncovered doctored form (9)
- Setter filling grid struggling hard (5)
- Doctors often carry one of these pots, possibly to collect business (11)
- Put money at risk holding reserve for when prices fall (4,6)
- Unoccupied Eastern Indonesian island covered by molten rock from below (9)
- Continually stop short of outskirts of Londonderry (9)
- I'm not sure bishop supports antitheist's middle finger? (5)
- Small scrap without ball initially that's often seen in rugby (5)
- Sounds like a noise a cat might make (4)
- Home page unreadable, essentially (3)
Sainsbur has provided annotated solutions for this crossword.
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