| ACROSS | DOWN |
|---|---|
| 1 Teat in need of repair? Returns to sender! (11) | 1 Election is too close to call as Dracula returns! (7) |
| 9 Clarke’s in, but not feeling rash (5,4) | 2 Petal found up skirt (5) |
| 10 The horror! A ‘bus’ arranged for European leader! (5) | 3 Thwack on Boris’s head makes him regress (9) |
| 11 Posh nut attacks wop (6) | 4 Topless, kinky and tattooed? (4) |
| 12 Steep, mad rush (8) | 5 Conservative leader gets nuttier after a wee dram (8) |
| 13&25 Stomach OK? No! The travel agent’s gone bust! (6,4) | 6 Wasps gather on Mugabe’s head after war’s ended (5) |
| 15 Hangman uses ‘drop rota’ (8) | 7 ..see 19 |
| 18 ..see 21 | 8 French say goodbye as victory is in the air over Euro (2,6) |
| 19&7 Fiona Bruce was ‘behind the times’ in 2010 (4,2,3,4) | 14 JRM’s speeches delivered with snoot in the air (8) |
| 21&18 Meghan: “No pricks up leper’s ass” (8,8) | 16 They happen to be mean on the phone (9) |
| 23 Trump’s advice to AOC: “spread hot goo on me”! (2,4) | 17 Convince the EU to be spared (8) |
| 26 Wearily, I watch EU on newsnight (5) | 18 Top judges served up in a white wine sauce? (7) |
| 27 It’s payback time for mean, Eton Tory (9) | 20 It’s safe to party! (7) |
| 28 About to give birth on the beach? (11) | 22 Conservative leader out on a limb ? He’s on the up! (5) |
| 24 Bees are after the ‘ring’ of Diane Abbot (5) | |
| 25 ..see 13 |
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Solution to Crossword No. 85
Across
1 Fishing rod 9 Pier 10 Sea monster 11 Waders 12 Weirdos 15 Integer 16 Point 17 Indy 18 Limb 19 Steps 21 Tow path 22 Tackled 24 Aleppo 27 Grenadiers 28 Duty 29 Sesame seed
Down
2 Ides 3 Hammer 4 Non-stop 5 Ruts 6 Derwent 7 Mixed grill 8 Proscribed 12 Waistbands 13 Endowments 14 South 15 Inept 19 Stooges 20 Sarcasm 23 Kafirs 25 Seas 26 Free
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