Cryptic crossword No 4,019
Tue 13 Oct 2026, set byBenDR
Moderate
3
Across
- Unusual animal in horse captivated by layer (6)
- Where animals live a little in headwear (8)
- Primate keeping human leader and king of the jungle as far from the sun as it can get (8)
- Small animal broke leg in primitive type of trap (6)
- Live with a right animal (4)
- Ruder Mr Rude becomes less rude? (7)
- Some high tech weaponry and garb men eye off (6,4)
- See 14ac
- Religious leader beginning to twitch, being a jumpy animal (6)
- "Gloamin'" brought back by tenth gill, woozily (3,5)
- He's a kind sort, although he may look mean (8)
- Unusual animal with eye damaged by mineral (6)
- Relevance of currency containing saltpetre brought to the west (10)
- Unusual animal pal of 13 22 in town ... I hope he is reformed (6,3,4)
- I'd turned generous clue for "Enigma" into "Bucolic" (7)
- A trick embracing love to get in the mood (6)
Down
- Little monster turned noisier when pierced by cathead's roughness (11)
- Bonnie writer some agree rocked (5)
- Green woodpecker's discomfort treated with whiskey according to Spooner (4,3)
- U.N. dread wandering crew in 'hood where 23 across 11 lives (7,4,4)
- After trimming perm, sit P.A. back up for induction (7)
- Mad goat beginning to eat robes (5)
- See 14a
- Wren perhaps and gopher beheaded by religious leader? (11)
- Any confusion? No! (3)
- One who attends to horse naked, who can be a jumpy animal (3)
- This may be received as infant formula, yet teething maintained (7)
- Unusual animal beginning to emulate writer (1,1,5)
- Hood perhaps of bird? (5)
- "Dear Prudence" really starts very cold (5)
- Reserves essentially providing refuge for animals (3)
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