Cryptic crossword No 2,384
Sat 19 Apr 2025, set byHasslethymi
Special Instructions: Published in Preston Pages and West of the Clee magazines, plus www.stokestmilborough.info (June 2025)
Across
- What could be heating up in the kettle? Classically, maybe water? (7)
- Cutting tool is ingenious, containing atomized lead (7)
- This could provide a focus for light touches of laser engineered net shaping (4)
- Required cumin to be ground with skill (9)
- Province of bona fide head of monarchy (5)
- Snug tent adapted for 7 (8)
- Essential to avoid lying in a casual manner (4)
- Little Richard's not doing too well (5)
- New Age 7 (4)
- 7 opposed to working in empty ministry (8)
- Claim to crown (5)
- Media lens distorted those liable to flirt (6,3)
- Take down oddly lacking rogue site (4)
- 7 evolved, if human (7)
- 7 of national intelligence council's leaders following behind (7)
Down
- This is one that's turned cruel without the first shred of regret (4)
- Delegate English teacher to get onto a case of redundancy (8)
- Setter's grabbing caps from novice draftees in uniform, ending up with 7 (6)
- Quarter of men cycle all over the place (8)
- Brush salad greens with a dash of aioli (6)
- Came together over a game, perhaps? (4)
- Upheaval resulting from dodgy scam involving talcy compound (9)
- 7 decorate putting last bit of glitter on top (5)
- Run off with the Electric Light Orchestra to get some exercise (5)
- Organ built by couple of French trade unionists (8)
- Ringtone composed for 7 (8)
- 7 get to eat after Zeus' lover (6)
- Conundrum to enter which accommodates university term (6)
- Top 7 (4)
- Go for a paddle in south-west India with my top on (4)
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