Cryptic crossword No 2,815
Sat 1 Nov 2025, set bypecabite
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Across
- Crowd chasing gold almost died for nothing in times past (8)
- Agitated rattle snake starting to hiss (6)
- He terminates contracts of crew on strike (6)
- Tattoo work, they say, can be very steep? (8)
- Do this in tub at home? (4)
- Mars Odyssey (orbital satellite) starts to produce low sounds (4)
- Burning desire leads to naughty thoughts (6)
- Hunt for crash wreckage joined by expedition leader (6)
- A chance I messed up in material case without thinking (10)
- Debauchees using knotted rope in kinky breast bondage (10)
- Wanted new lodge resort (6)
- Pod-dwellers surrounded by clone soldiers. Time for diplomatic negotiation! (11)
- Fair maiden first to endorse Declaration of Independence (4,2)
Down
- Defy all the odds to avoid psycho-ass dirtbikers - they're often thick and greasy (11)
- Coming next: "...the Parisian's about to eat Miguel's what?" (6)
- Vacuous moron, bored by me in bed, offers feedback (7)
- Resign after breaking rules (6)
- Catch me up on second half of joke; allowed finally to have closure? (8)
- Chaos caused by army defects surrendering right at border (6)
- Hate de-escalates after revolutionary becomes top runner? (7)
- Heavenly bodies now visible from here? (8)
- Make announcement for one with calm disposition (8)
- Brothel awkwardly circumventing legislation (3,3)
- Wage minimum to be reduced for twins? (6)
- Baptist perhaps is where peer might go to follow "Way" (2,4)
- Labels are keen, especially at first, for, say, Swift or Gomez (8)
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