Dad Christmas 2025

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Across
  1. 3. Colour of a category in Connections (6)
  2. 6. One of the oldest forms of footwear: 'padukas' in India (6)
  3. 11. City where the Munot Fortress is located (12)
  4. 12. Where Patrick Bamford joined the Kaiser Chiefs on stage in May (6,6)
  5. 13. Workplace of Mark Scout (5)
  6. 14. Northernmost state to have an Aldi (6)
  7. 15. Deadpan comedy actress who is also a vegan activist (5,6)
  8. 17. Name shared by Leeds Utd defender and and Angel (7)
  9. 18. Name of a scandal about police infiltrating protest groups (7)
  10. 19. First name of the Pope who replaced Francis (3)
Down
  1. 1. British comedian whose dad was a manager of Northampton Town in the 1980s (4,4)
  2. 2. Country which is the world's largest e-bike manufacturer (5)
  3. 3. Name shared by Leeds Utd defender and Chilean actor in the last of us (6)
  4. 4. Welsh wife of Tziarra King (8)
  5. 5. TV show with Maisie Adam won in 2025 (10)
  6. 7. A strong hand in poker, or the name of a French horror short (5)
  7. 8. Setting for the film 'Chainsaws Were Singing (2024) (7)
  8. 9. Welsh name meaning 'much loved' (8)
  9. 10. Band who wrote 'Typical Girls' (3,5)
  10. 16. Surname of someone who has played for both Leeds and Norwich (7)