Cryptic crossword No 4,041
Tue 20 Oct 2026, set byJervilian
Moderate
2
Across
- Top kemosabe's blunder interrupted with: "Head of tribe has dainty headdress" (8)
- Shuns overtures without primary opening characters (6)
- Deftly, and each in goodwill, dumps Italian girlfriend (4)
- Canine causing criminal offence: awful and ending up doing $1000 (7,3)
- 6d's first quarter in torn muscle is a matter for 11a (6)
- Performed by Fleetwood Mac (hair styled) before One Direction, not after (8)
- Tom, overcome this speed regulation! (6,7)
- Canadian says "What?" in Spanish then (initially berating): "Eres cuatro españoles rudos!" (8)
- Solution: magical curse around midnight (6)
- Stringent without a pole, no hospital has one clearly defined area for an owl (10)
- Hands up this time! (4)
- Cr__ts (6)
- An absurd character threw his pussy (8)
Down
- Nagging: "Annecy borders on Switzerland" (4)
- Rushing waters next to coalmine are hazards (8)
- Post-Communist country back in Thai bresaola (6)
- Open acts informally? No (4)
- GENERAL ELECTRIC (tiny sign) (6)
- Being unique, I use reigns controversially (10)
- Chocolate bar wrapping that is useful for taking off (8)
- Naughty falcon robs our greenhouse gases (13)
- Superlative description for 23a when burnt (10)
- Comes back for tabletops (8)
- Closer lady is really close! (4,4)
- X marks the spot and Mark spots the X (6)
- Formerly unfinished sudoku left in group departure (6)
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