Cryptic crossword No 2,975
Tue 23 Dec 2025, set byNMD
Special Instructions: Still feeling a bit out of the loop you could say, but trying to learn from the best. And imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, after all!
Across
- A bit outside the box? Women's novel Shine entertains (6)
- Grease pot -- it's for collecting drips (3,3)
- Current celebrity embodying hot Assyrian goddess (6)
- Subversive piece in washing machine (8)
- Broadcast texting 'I love you' in a lighthearted manner (6)
- Reprint cuts New Testament the day before postponement (8)
- Recognize expert claiming infinite wisdom (11)
- Former Parisian friend: born candidate (8)
- Perpendicular rule introducing a line (6)
- Mexican that drinks iron shot in the morning (8)
- Wrighty, say, backs Cristiano Ronaldo primarily, and uncrowned GOAT is Modric? (8)
- Mezzanine among centre's oldest (8)
- Defect brought about in gel biofilm (6)
Down
- Is overthrow of Lear International one of Netanyahu's charges? (7)
- Involuntarily confine unclean, ousting prince in favour of millions (6)
- Mostly smiling in confusion about bulk of his meaningless beliefs? (8)
- Bird's outstanding response to a 'tat' (5,3)
- Whichever one the queen captures (6)
- Nevada admitting ecstasy propped up accomplice corruptly (7)
- Trying again concerning party band missing leader (7)
- Shaping tool sounds sophisticated coming from 'Arry and writer (7,6)
- Mansard potentially overwhelmed by postscript validations (6)
- Joni stripped, warm and raring to go (2,4)
- Without United, League nabs popular stock (7)
- Theatrical undertaking firing on near top speed (8)
- Recklessly stupid make poorly skirts silk gauze intermittently (8)
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