2025 Themeless Fives #1

1A ||&lit, and first letters ("principally") of "R2d2 Or Bender Or Terminator”||

4A ||def: "pop's counterpart in Colombia" (aka Spanish for "mom"). wordplay: anagram of ("rambling about") DREAM||

5A ||def: "Predator". wordplay: H ("last part of labyrintH") + YEN ("hunger") + A ("brAve heart”)||

6A ||def: "jobs". wordplay: T ("Tech leader") + ASK ("to request") + S ("introduction to Steve”)||

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1D ||def: "a sound when the joke is over". wordplay: anagram ("avant-garde") of HUMORIST without the U ("doesn't need you”)||

2D ||def: "nags". wordplay: BADGES ("Western stars" 😉) containing ("corralling") R ("red”)||

3D ||def: band. wordplay: Reverse letter bank ("uniquely to crash") of CHATTERSREACT||

A lovely challenge to start the New Year, bob!

where we're goin, we don't need no stinkin 🦡

lol I always think of this line from UHF: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gx6TBrfCW54

Worth remembering Bubble Boy as well: https://youtu.be/8hE3rZoyvOw?si=iOEZTAfsGnsgtCNt

Lovely puzzle! 4A, 6A, and 1D were my faves! (Audibly reacted once I got 6A, that’s a great clue.)

"Dream Pop's Counterpart" (Cryptic Mini #000000111)

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