Cryptic Christmas 2025

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Across
  1. 3. Arab leader with weapons announced “It’s us?” (12)
  2. 4. Potassium rottenstone vandalised potteries? (5,2,5)
  3. 7. FRuiₜ…!? (5,7)
  4. 12. A Gallagher mixed year with place (5)
  5. 14. Housed a learner; housed a school (8)
  6. 16. Man captured by deed, avidly (5)
Down
  1. 1. Pencil grade catalyses mixture at lake (6,5)
  2. 2. Daughter regurgitated sweet potato (3)
  3. 5. Secretly, while Ed’s at home (5)
  4. 6. Shell peeled with some directions from Mum (5)
  5. 8. Bolt broken urn (3)
  6. 9. Club to start making kitman do overtime next Saturday (1,1,4)
  7. 10. Excited cartoon fish with no problem, initially, at lighthouse (6)
  8. 11. Crazy person accepting end? Leaderless, she moved there (6)
  9. 13. Volatile acid before unknown wedding venue (5)
  10. 15. Decapitated red man (2)