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April 2025 Monthly Crossword

Life Story

This month's puzzles celebrates a birthday. As such, 3d and four other entries (suitable synonyms) are clued without definition. 6d is to be deduced.

	Across
1	It grows passion overwhelming a gentleman's head (6)
4	Look to get time to laugh at city (8)
9	Annoy insect (7)
11	Rent, say, from defrocked clergyman in slum building (7)
12	Plants grew into drinks (3,5)
13	Very nearly lose sight? That's the spirit! (6)
15	Shop broken into - hero slip up, they think (12)
18	Integrating cat and edible good food (8,4)
21	Revealing peace keepers to cold boy (6)
22	Unfriendly, making claim against popular one (8)
24	Advantage said to surround English house (7)
25	Calculating odds of duel promises to ensnare Victor (7)
26	Small ring in beam 25? (8)
27	The French, Swiss and English run (6)

	Down
1	Symbol of learner's first opportunity to leave class (8)
2	Calvin co-writing is fiery (8)
3	Cacao is among concoctions with egg (7,8)
5	Hard man breaking bone showing resistance (4)
6	To be deduced (15)
7	Starts with "I love you" after car crash? That's not done properly! (6)
8	Love and desire bachelor to get in shape (6)
10	Alternately there's two at table lacking spirits? (8)
14	Tricked college head to get chained up (8)
16	Coil spring resistant to fabric (8)
17	Employer union is relit unexpectedly (8)
19	Unexpected result (6)
20	A low volume ends hippie fans' fondness for The Doors? (6)
23	Superstar competing in steroid Olympics (4)

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