Cryptic crossword No 4,028
Thu 15 Oct 2026, set byRough
Unrated
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Across
- Hardened by firing corrupt council leaders, one enters on horseback (7)
- Scooped bodice nasty but can’t say no? (7)
- Rap hits by Sway a bit glam-rock? (8)
- Flustered pirate forgetting a location of treasure to dig up (6)
- Due back to bed after falling out (4)
- Mental nude recollection didn’t go down kindly (10)
- Marks in rotten food bins strongly rubbed with salt (11)
- Underestimate adequacy of string along drop (10)
- Strands of buckwheat apparently originating from Japan (4)
- Family first tucked into short rib alla brace (6)
- Possibly held down, that’s right, ready for one’s pleasure (2,6)
- Lowly author uncovered with makeshift petard to be hoisted (7)
- Coat and crop top with back support (7)
Down
- Troops in feral state attempted dispute resolution (3,4)
- Free Crab and onion sandwiches (7)
- Poach fish, maybe with leaves (6)
- Bond with topless stranger (4)
- To live as wife in late youth is not an extreme situation (7)
- Thanks given for good mates? (6)
- Crazy to return old present I held in bare trust (10)
- Against 49ers pulling Rams’ shirt tops, disgusting! (4)
- Tight dressage coat and bell bottoms acceptable for rambling (10)
- Realise bedtime one-on-one lacks energy (6,2)
- For desserts apple cobbler, stuffed cheeses and fruits (7)
- Dad is annoyed with library halving paperbacks in children’s collection (8)
- Could be a blocker if school’s head is forced into post-detention overtime (11)
Rough has provided annotated solutions for this crossword.
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