Cryptic crossword No 2,898
Sat 29 Nov 2025, set byLiari
Special Instructions: This puzzle was set last year for an American crossword tournament (www.mwxwt.com). Note: there are some American spellings, references and abbreviations.
Across
- One wearing Lycra manufactured with carbon fiber (7)
- Bizarre new slogan makes a chilly impression (4,5)
- Brain activity dreadfully abrupt having consumed four IPAs originally (3,6)
- Pouch found in vehicle outside restricted area (5)
- Young Scout recalled important English person from Ohio (7)
- That thing stuck in front of arena entrance causes stir (7)
- Bird eggs on flowers (9)
- Excellent grid for the Listener! (5)
- Big Bird opening for Kermit with an amusing style of music (4,3,4)
- Bad leaks leading to large pools of water (5)
- Greek character Euclid's first to be enthralled by math problems - they have lots of old figures (7)
- Winning article had inspiring quote at the end (5)
- Development in Greece: "Men in chaos" (9)
Down
- More cryptic nonsense about to be penned by our excellent setter, ultimately (8)
- Doctors drinking whiskey in tumblers? (6)
- Organization with meatball logo launching tuna salad sandwiches? (4)
- Raced carelessly around a playground? (6)
- One not to be trusted with artists' equipment (6)
- Low feeling after daughter departs (3)
- Essential part officer reported (6)
- Application you finally learned (5)
- I've lost contest (3)
- Little Rock soccer legend netting billions (6)
- Revive faulty bot orbiting part of Saturn (5,2)
- Large cracks edge to edge (5)
- Selection from musical man acquiring record of the year? (7)
- Perhaps Holst's van almost overturned after sudden blast of wind (6)
- Short letter about a company's final purchase for recent delivery (7)
- Players went ahead and made a defensive move (7)
- Strange algae and fungi discovered in Java, maybe (8)
- Pursue missing hospital patient (4)
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