| 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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Last week’s winner. 130 – tbd.
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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
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