Christmas Cryptic Crossword 2025

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Across
  1. 3. Occurring at the same time as company event (10)
  2. 5. Reluctantly be given wrong drug and walk out of ER gingerly (12)
  3. 11. Mythical city is the Spanish home to flightless bird and Egyptian sun god (2,6)
  4. 13. Danish man is a newspaper boss, or initially was, before he was made a church minister (8)
  5. 15. Having strong opinions about noisy campers at nighttime? (7)
  6. 17. Rhea knows a late historical question that needs no answer (10)
  7. 19. Adorned with Jewels, we see replacement of entrusted tea delivery (9)
  8. 20. A practise experiment (4)
  9. 21. Oh no! Sounds like a young female! (4)
  10. 24. Salamander trades Los Angeles for a sea change by the coast (9)
  11. 25. Fertiliser company acquires 1000 wooden pickets (7)
Down
  1. 1. Misbehaving on the stage above (8)
  2. 2. Voices core issue after Scientist's dish smells earthy and damp (9)
  3. 4. Expensive wine makes author double over (8)
  4. 6. For war demands some progress (7)
  5. 7. Not east, west, north or south? That's futile! (9)
  6. 8. Drinking 2 litres stirs up much Joy and makes everyone merry (5)
  7. 9. Binger's Gear makes Spooner a refreshing drink (6,4)
  8. 10. Normal government is briefly suspended, while they bury Reg and some number of others (11)
  9. 12. New testament author rests by a fire? (8)
  10. 14. Spoke while he ate, he's very old school (8)
  11. 16. Steve Smith smears handwriting (6)
  12. 18. Anne's mother is most at home on the atoll (5)
  13. 22. Being confused, weary, and without energy makes things go amiss (4)
  14. 23. President gains 100 votes in Melbourne suburb (7)
  15. 26. Noisy inmates display tolerance to delays by playing a card game (8)