Mica's Crossword 2025

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Across
  1. 2. African beast in a chocolate bar you adore (4)
  2. 5. What the… (5)
  3. 8. Naval vessel or sexy girlfriend? Magician’s compliment. (9)
  4. 10. Double marketer (9,8)
  5. 11. Shouted at, after hours in the park (6)
  6. 16. Young seasoning compared to you abroad by an Italian healthcare professional (4,5)
  7. 19. We always guess the same item when we play this game (7,7)
  8. 22. Smelly American vibes (4)
  9. 23. Strongly emphasised British insult overheard on the Tube, directed at an utterly contemptible seat thief (6)
  10. 24. Softly whispered instruction to Conor when he’s too much (6)
Down
  1. 1. IKEA drink flavour that went absolutely everywhere (11)
  2. 3. Where my hand wants to be when I miss you (right now) (5)
  3. 4. Sunny’s word for an unfortunate corporate exit (12)
  4. 6. Totally drunk. Warped. (7)
  5. 7. Abandoned for three weeks. Wouldn’t stop talking about it. (5)
  6. 9. Soothing bedtime noise from our fake fireplace (7)
  7. 12. Musical lyric. Green socks. Bad behaviour. (4,3)
  8. 13. Very skinny stationery (9)
  9. 14. Green area where the car met disaster (8)
  10. 15. Code we’ll boldly jump into and edit ourselves (4)
  11. 17. Minty brand apologetically dropped at our feet (5)
  12. 18. It was closely monitored, until Conor ripped it off (in bed) (5)
  13. 20. Food from a Middle Eastern country that Mica doesn’t share (5)
  14. 21. Sweet thing beside me, according to a Portuguese waiter. Conor doesn’t need it because he already has it. (5)