Crossword No. 136

19th September 2020 Going Postal Hobbies, Puzzles 2408 Comments

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ACROSS	DOWN
1&27 Viking and Bowie on same 1970’s mission? (2,5,4,2,4)	2 Manage to seduce Conservative leader? (7)
10 Supreme Chinese leaders receive fine (2,5)	3 IRA chief’s second scalp (4)
11 Labour leader has no navel? That’s a story! (7)	4 In the Mirror: “Left have a short record” (7)
12 At end of sex with tip of penis, a climax! (4)	5 Gin poured down Labour leaders ‘end’ – that’s got my interest! (7)
13 Old Eric has turn as Liberal leader (5)	6&25 Generally top-rated? (4,5)
14 Abbot sent to Brussels? “God!” say the Belgians … (4)	7 In and out of girls on the North Sea? (3,4)
17 … “does the EU do fat?” They decline….(4,3)	8 “It’s space, Jim”… (5,8)
18 … because its so wrong, but they’ll get used to it! (5,2)	9 … and here’s how we got to the moon… (6,1,6)
19 I joined Robert on International Space Station … (7)	15 … to fly so high! (5)
22 … he’s an over-gay space traveller! (7)	16 Labour leader gets inside Priti Patel initially – “O yes!” - ‘growth’ occurs …(5)
24 Twinkling star observed by Russian leader (4)	20 … but she uses explosives - Starmer’s ‘end’ found in stable! (7)
25 ..see 6	21 One in the eye in latrine (7)
26 Interrupted coitus in ear! (4)	22 Sort of victory on the rise (7)
29 Intern gets American leader mounting... (7)	23 Underwear for ‘cellists? (1-6)
30 …”I get off on vice” - Bill (7)	27 ..see 1
31 Land with chin on grass – that’ll hurt! (5,8)	28 Last night at the Apollo? (1,1,1,1)

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Last week’s winner. 135 – AT.

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Solution to Crossword No. 135

Across

1 Lineker 5 Optimum 9 Cyclist 10 Ensured 11 Nonce 12 Actualité 13 En suite 14 Yashmak 16 Sunbeam 19 Pariahs 22 Austerity 24 Parka 25 Partial 26 Animate 27 Leg byes 28 Legally

Down

1 Licence 2 Nocents 3 Knife edge 4 Retrace 5 Overtly 6 Tesla 7 Marxism 8 Midweek 15 Scrapping 16 Scalpel 17 Nose rag 18 Maitlis 19 Paywall 20 Air mail 21 Shapely 23 Emily

Click here to download in pdf format: GP Crossword Number 136 & Answers to Number 135