Cryptic crossword No 3,570
Sat 13 Jun 2026, set byCricket
Special Instructions: Bit of a one joke puzzle, 9a is key
Across
- Sort of shelter built from 24d near city (8)
- Recall canine out of bounds, it's often seen around here (4)
- China's leader backing army reserve's move before departure? (4)
- Regularly appearing in bikini, Kenny G to play Fire Starter? (8,3)
- Pound head off mollusc? (4)
- Put to work in mother's gallery (6)
- Forbid Open University to bring back Disney character (6)
- Rewind parts of tape (5)
- Traces cycling shoe on exposed deck (6)
- Will's excuse beyond doubt (8)
- Get emotional and fight (4,2)
- Disappears with helmets he dropped off (5)
- Linked up while cut off? (6)
- Backstory for role play (4)
- Minister with spin doctor that is outwardly silent (6)
Down
- Thicken merlot, for instance with skinless duck and finally taste (6)
- Dedicated researcher and test subject (3-3)
- Young lady drinking essential elixir with heartless elder socialites (6)
- Small ship not starting - get survival craft! (3)
- Match boxes have stash inside (6)
- 'Come up' secretly meant 'no' in Scotland (3)
- Primarily new, experimental or modern (3)
- Reportedly gave account to old lover and heaped with praises (8)
- Essentially rich friend holding up vault in a puzzling manner (11)
- Removed top of branch; due to be soaked (6)
- Revealed first to return honorific in India (3)
- City boy has Yen up on chart perhaps? (6)
- Go with Filipino to get number (3,5)
- Go easily and return somewhat frustrated (4)
- Criticise Church for sudden move (6)
- First to slip off to sleep in old bed, perhaps (6)
- Heavy blows missing head and ears (4)
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