Cryptic crossword No 2,609
Sun 3 Aug 2025, set byHeron
Special Instructions: Six themed solutions consist of wordplay only. They are linked in the same way to a further solution which also consists only of wordplay
Across
- Former pilot swimming across lake questioning people on the way out (4,4)
- Underlings do good service at corporations (10)
- Hoodwinks Tories! (4)
- David, removing wings, ingested fly! (6)
- Current offering is perfect (5)
- Ruffian bouncing in my dorm! (8)
- Subjects for discussion including river in hot and humid areas (7)
- Light small room in the style of politician! (4,4)
- I try Ikea’s mixed grilled dish (8)
- Moving right to left in fast running strips (7)
- Drive down parking slope (4)
- Nosily rustle rings in musical groups (5,5)
- See 3d
- Initially Darwin analysed Galapagos, gathering evolutionary records (6)
Down
- Mountaineer missing summit at altitude to prepare for exercise (6,2)
- This is one party! (6)
- Put meat in baked dough for get-together (8)
- Commissioner hiding failure (4)
- Accumulate little by little from contrabandist, illegally (6)
- Warm underwear in rising winds (8)
- Guide icing on cake (4,6)
- Pal cycled before refreshing ice bath, getting in some sort of order! (10)
- Run over to games lesson (4)
- Could be Three Lions at World Cup Final, say (3,4)
- Pens ran out (7)
- On Swedish car with no rear-end, expressing hesitation (8)
- Excitedly click ten ads (11)
- Painter in dustcart is talkative (6)
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