A 5x5 pangram would be no mean feat! I had the idea for 1D (and wanted to do it while it was topical,) then the other letters just fell where they had to.
Hello solvers, and thanks for taking a punt at my cryptics. If you completed it, or if you enjoyed what you solved, go give me a thumbs up above, and let me know how you fared in the comments.
ACROSS. 1A. Substitute I for A in "look out" = WATCH.4A. Delete even letters in "heavy".5A. "Unburdened" = RID after central letters of "faiLUres".6A. "Tango" = T, "without" = WO.7A. Half of "size" = ZE + "underwear" = BRA.
DOWN. 1D. Insertion of "president, ultimately" = T in "VP candidate" = WALZ.2D. anag. BROTH.3D. Hidden in "marsHYDRAinage".
rjy 7:50 · 2024-10-17T18:01:19.120Z
Very clever! Had to peek at a couple letters, but everything otherwise fell into place with some serious noodling... fun!