Cryptic crossword No 2,981
Wed 24 Dec 2025, set byZabe
Special Instructions: An attempt at a seasonal theme has been made!
Across
- Turkey Post Office go after university left? (7)
- Type of chemical all around company house (7)
- Plant set in patio, bizarrely (10)
- Small drug seen in photos adds flavour (6)
- "NASA's a cult!" - Irregular for man who orbits entire earth in one night (5,5)
- At sea, car refusing coming back out of the water (11)
- India after English joke - grand for entertaining! (8)
- Leader of discussion is after member's seat (8)
- Swan back with energy for a scoop (4)
- Cheese is core component of sobriety (4)
- Rhode Island has books regarding streamer (6)
- Gym brilliant after a time, now resting (2,5)
- A dozy one found on the railway? (7)
Down
- Anarchic Carl, he sang for heaven-sent leaders (10)
- Some caribou ill onto soup (8)
- Longing to return after day in Calais for march (7)
- Tradition for Turkey: seduce Arab around! (5,5)
- Drinks a large, starts to effuse and sway (4)
- Optimistic, throw pie afoul, discarding every other piece left (7)
- "Rang her - daft, silly" - mum's dad? (11)
- Drinks from very smallest bar: getting out, a number inside (7)
- Abominable yeti after significant other, one hundred in community (7)
- English head went first, honoured (8)
- Attacks pests aboard ship (6)
- Larger horse got into German alcohol (6)
- Steal cut (4)
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