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Tokyo Holds Breath · Saturday, 16 May 2026 · Ahhhh!
May 2026
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Across
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Where a fighter sits and everyone else has advice (6)
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Photosynthetic organism in pond scum (4)
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Tuna on a Hawaiian menu (3)
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Make a sudden dash for the exit (4)
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A firm refusal, in French (3)
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Full-figured (5)
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Padded gear touched before the first punch (6)
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"From dusk ___ dawn" (2)
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Indian state that lends its name to a robust tea (5)
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Some jabs and hooks, but no rights (5)
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One of a pair strapped on for the slopes (3)
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Backtalk, or the edge of a cup (3)
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A phrase you cannot always take word for word (5)
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Acting before thinking (4)
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Length times width, for a rectangle (4)
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They can get bruised without a punch landing (4)
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The one doing the chasing in tag (2)
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Calling the arena a furnace is one (8)
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The sharp part of a razor (5)
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Circle constant, roughly 3.14 (2)
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The sun, in Spanish (3)
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"And so on", shortened (3)
Down
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Painters work on it; boxers try not to hit it (6)
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"Now that is interesting!" (3)
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Where our photographer is close enough to flinch (8)
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Regarding, in a memo heading (2)
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Hurl insults at (5)
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Cured salmon on a bagel (3)
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Opening between the vocal cords (7)
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Full of mood, as a grainy photograph of Tokyo after dark (11)
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Jab, cross, hook, in one sequence, for short (5)
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It rings above the roar to start a round (4)
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Hollywood's city, briefly (2)
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Talk around, as an awkward question (5)
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An instant of light that freezes the fists (5)
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Poetic feet that go da-DUM (5)
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Gold or iron (5)
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Red strand marking the edge of the fight (4)
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A minister's personal assistant (4)
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Roam for pleasure, with "about" (3)
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Chess rating that rises after an upset win (3)
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Make a choice (3)