Cryptic crossword No 3,517
Sun 31 May 2026, set byHasslethymi
Special Instructions: First published in 7 Directory, Preston Pages and West of the Clee magazines, plus www.stokestmilborough.info (July 2026)
Across
- When he's a bit bigger, he'll come out of his shell (6,4)
- Doctor claimed to be involved in treatment (7)
- Be aware of large limits to understanding (9)
- Mad scientist is matter-of-fact and incredibly intense (12)
- Main office splits into four sectors after boss' arrival (12)
- Latticework conceals roof space (5)
- Took the mickey out of a school activity then died (4)
- Rough fabric, one of those that came over from Denmark (4)
- City on Missouri apparently had administrators put their heads together (5)
- A matter of life and death for tame viper I disturbed (10)
- To this overture I have added five notes initially producing desired result (9)
- Not entirely off if teenager's two years older than Juliet (7)
- The French originally Italian-born novelist inspired zealous German philosopher (7)
- Hopelessness of the French couple (7)
Down
- Articulated control in period in power (5)
- Grabbed sixteen for the French deputy head (6)
- University town roughly where The Archers is set (9)
- 2240 pounds given to Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor once in university town (9)
- Expert in martial arts starts to jump up and down... Acceptable answer! (6)
- Her award for refurbishing monitors, keyboards, printers and so on (8)
- Intertwine clean components with bed stuffing (6)
- Marsh holds everyone killed in battle (6)
- Scrub some of this courtyard (5)
- Plan time to get 26 reorganised (6)
- Recklessly high temperatures overwhelm 500 coniferous trees (9)
- Camilla gets stuck into risque entertainment (5)
- A pair of Charlies seizing mixed media lecturer (8)
- Team up with reportedly a young female horse, not quite nine (9)
- Egghead gets involved in return of staunch encounters (5)
- Creamy dessert served up with a hot fibrous vegetable (6)
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