Crossword No. 131

15th August 2020 Going Postal Hobbies, Puzzles 3619 Comments

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ACROSS	DOWN
1&9 Take steps to defend the British Empire, inch by inch, foot by foot, mile by mile! (8,8)	1&17 Q: “Vaccination?” A: “I’ve already had coronavirus!” (6,8)
5&10 Abbott and Corbyn’s relationship? (6,2,4)	2 Ha! Pram used by drug pushers (6)
9 ..see 1	3&14 Abbott’s figure (approximately!) (8,7)
10 ..see 5	4 Gets the chop for topless sex with a Democrat (4)
12 More than one ‘lone wolf’ has been a mad son (6)	6 Infidelity tied up in raffia (6)
13 Disease treated by taking mix of 2/3 Ribena, twice (4-4)	7 Take measured steps against doom for tree… (8)
15 ‘Aunty’ in trouble over annual payment (7)	8 … but tree died – better check that again! (2-6)
16 Carnival results in crushed feet (4)	11 Rishi gave head to Gove – it made him dizzy! (7)
20 Endlessly re-choreographed repeat (4)	14 ..see 3
21 Woman displayed labia to G.I. (7)	17 ..see 1
25 Gains entry to spa using sword (8)	18 Puckered up to ‘blow’ in the wilds (8)
26 Bikers use Uzis in UK (6)	19 Evil runt created harmful disease (8)
28 Lynn: so good in stockings! (6)	22 Wine’s gone to Tory’s head – it spins! (6)
29 Director General passes ‘bi’ exam with a bit of everything! (5,3)	23&24 Illegal channel crosser inflated condom for boat (6,6)
30 Senior member, Steel, grabs Diane’s head (6)	24 .. see 23
31 Rely on stew to give you wind (8)	27 Lammy’s missing Keir’s and Boris’s joint leadership (4)

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Solution to Crossword No. 130

Across

1 Blast damage 9 Oh dear how 10 A-bomb 11 Gothic 12 Blue moon 13 Roadie 15 Taxation 18 Ammonium 19 Avalon 21 Sad never 23 Prompt 26 Award 27 Oligaemia 28 Faraday cage

Down

1 Blogger 2 Audit 3 Tradition 4 Ashy 5 As well as 6 Erase 7 Lebanon 8 Colonial 14 Arms deal 16 Adversary 17 Au revoir 18 Abstain 20 Nitrate 22 End of 24 Mamba 25 Mind

Click here to download in pdf format: GP Crossword Number 131 & Answers to Number 130