Cryptic crossword No 4,084
Tue 27 Oct 2026, set byBenDR
Unrated
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Across
- Face vessel - one with much 10? (3)
- Abandons in deep 27s (7)
- Little guy in boat race quietly passed and 1 21 won it (3,5)
- Imprisonment is part of toxic US to dying (7)
- See 12ac
- Sad city blokes part of database (10)
- See 11dn
- Strange willingness to accept perversely dirty clue (9)
- Part of Rio's a Kazakh city with Asian residents (5)
- Let adults only win about 50-50 (5)
- See 1dn
- State to quash Miami photo finishes (4)
- Who's rock opera would sound before one crows in the morning for final trainer with 1 21? (5,8)
- Fills in as new first in line in rowing team before finals of the qualification races (10)
- Quickly write about popular venue (5)
- Bird 5 mostly scrambled for 1 21 (3,3)
- Taking in me, down and out guy, unknown, is being a member of my community (7)
- Nasty scare in substance that might have killed 1 21 (7)
- Minor 11 almost gets Ashes trophy, turning purplish 27 as... 1 21 won it! (9,3)
Down
- See 19ac
- See 16ac
- Animal with pathogens in heart (3)
- See 30ac
- See 25dn
- Minion, at heart, feels too gentle (6)
- Not told of "neutral" invading wearing military outfit (10)
- Who was usually on top of 1 21? Judge and one politician: Eisenhower (3,4)
- Steer south of black hedge (3)
- Coat for truck (3)
- Performs better in "Spring Carnival" perhaps, but joust ruined with official involved (8)
- 12 down might have one, or 51,500 (3)
- Vessel of rum? Belt loosened! (7)
- Some bloke rode sheep and wears down (6)
- Fresh enthusiasm and 1 21 came from here (3,7)
- See 14dn
- Rough accommodation for the 15 down - no alternative in this story? (3)
- Arterial busy and chaotic, a Sydney race and 1 21 won it! (10,5)
- Wonder horse with firsts in pretty hard arse races, lastly annual Tijuana handicap (4,3)
- Estate's last horse... good source of protein? (3)
- Where many runners are from, some seeking to return (4)
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