| ACROSS | DOWN |
|---|---|
| 1 Republican leader has very eco-friendly return (8) | 1 No award given to genocide location (6) |
| 5 Up in the air for a middle-class helper (2,4) | 2 Cry me a … kind of coffee! (6) |
| 9 Acne treatment on e-Bay is suspended (8) | 3 Boris’s leadership is alive (6) |
| 10 Yes, Marianna gives head after topless affair … (6) | 4 Carrie beat up Diane Abbott! (4,6) |
| 11 … with BBC legend at both ends of bed! Blimey! (8) | 6 Relax before using Pfizer vaccine? (8) |
| 12 Let hem down to display end of penis? (6) | 7 Scottish skiers seen here are in movie (8) |
| 14 Boris had short AstraZeneca treatment for viruses (10) | 8 Isolated to test more! (8) |
| 18 Too bad, it’s parmesan! (4,6) | 13 Newman shot in topical film (3,7) |
| 22&23 A roar at end of EU as Boris consumed ale – it’s a northern thing! (6,8) | 15 Beaten up in The Shard? (8) |
| 23 ..see 22 | 16 Performing ripe ‘turn’ for peeping tom? (8) |
| 24 Having sex with prostitute down at the allotment? (6) | 17 I put on short knickers when they’re cold and slippery! (3,5) |
| 25 Sting in arm is after effect of jab (8) | 19 Tory leader attacks ‘prole’ – that’ll fuel the flames! (6) |
| 26 Hate to get tested (6) | 20 First diagnosis is ‘flu from urine and saliva (6) |
| 27 Yes, Labour leader urges Asians to get tested (8) | 21 Sings for victory, sending messages to the EU (1-5) |
First correct entry out of ‘the hat’ wins a copy of A Bear’s Diary, or War Crimes. Email entries to me by 6.00 pm Sunday, subject ‘Crossword’.
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Winners of a GP mug 153 Bob of Bonsall, 154 Blackfritz, 155 Audrey’s Daughter, 156 in like flint. Mugs etc on the way.
Answers with next week’s crossword.
Solution to Crossword No. 156
Across
7 Face mask 9 Amazon 10 Mitten 11 Ablution 12 Seventy-seventh 15 Scum 17 Ad lib 19 Pubs 20 Vice-presidency 23 Stressed 25 Agenda 27 Goblin 28 Obedient
Down
1 Fact 2 Muffins 3 Glass ceiling 4 Toll-free 5 Origin 7 Toe nail 8 Silver disc 11 Staying power 14 Of European 17 Beat them 19 Hatchet 21 Numbers 22 Poitou 25 Clod
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