Cryptic crossword No 4,025
Wed 14 Oct 2026, set byBoznut
Moderate
5
Across
- Bear seen in the outskirts of Panama (5)
- Write endlessly with perception and wit (6)
- One’s striped blazer needing length altering (5)
- Data coming from ship crossing strait regularly (5)
- One putting on new coat? Sherpa in terrible clothes (7)
- Youngster getting end away after party, 'es game! (8)
- Drink and dance around topless in Conservative clubs! (6)
- Monkey half-cut jumps on computer hardware (9)
- Diner forgoes starter given urge for festive chocolate (6,3)
- Dog excitedly tailed a man scoring drug (9)
- Where pages found bride's first appearance basically lacking! (5)
- Different resort rep coming round daily? (9)
- Giant blowing top throttling reverend, it's a menace! (8)
- Fish in simple lines at checkout? (7)
Down
- Batman's adversary in prison given gun I smuggled inside (7)
- Hot tea cook finally organised for new recruits? (6)
- Killer seen going through Delacroix heading north (4)
- Endless sex and erotic frolicking in private (8)
- Joey died standing up, way out! (4)
- Maradona's tip; knock about with coppers perhaps (6)
- Get Bishop to stand in for daughter in play? (4,2)
- When child opens presents? (6)
- Quietly insulting new chancellor shows discretion (8)
- A last tipple that goes to one's head? (8)
- Runaway goes cycling round California bearing east (7)
- Echo and Standard become corrupt (6)
- Taking trouble to pin curls (8)
- Perfectionist mistaken and in a sulk (6)
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