| ACROSS | DOWN |
|---|---|
| 7 Scotland’s biggest growth industry under the SNP (4,11) | 1 At last, the conclusion of Faggotry Friday! (5,2,3,4) |
| 9 Terrible start to independence movement – “we need the UK” … (15) | 2 Greens almost join Scottish leader in exit (6) |
| 10 … “Damn them” – Scottish leader offers cure! (5) | 3 Use Grinder to find Edinburgh’s leading ‘doer’ … (5) |
| 11&14 SNP ministers: “leader Boris is a dolt!” (3,3) | 4 … for cheap ‘poke’ at the start of Faggotry Friday (3,4) |
| 12 Nicola’s flexible use of a good lie (5) | 5 You can see that Scottish leader’s on gin (5) |
| 15 Salmond starts to grab tush – i.e. confusion leads to Scottish argument! (7) | 6 Short regulation against Sikhs causes Scottish ‘REEEEEEEE’! (8) |
| 17 Sturgeon’s grasp on reality – loses end of plot! (7) | 8 Neurologist can fix lying First Minister (6,8) |
| 19 Leg up for Nicola, ends up in court … (5) | 13&20 It’s rubbish having a ‘bang’ with confused ‘bi’ (3,3) |
| 20 …see 13 | 14 ..see 11 |
| 21 … she survives - draw a veil over it … (5) | 16 Scottish ‘wets’ will lose cash (3,5) |
| 25 … as we watched this ‘performance’ from outside Edinburgh! (6,3,6) | 18 SNP view of English tax payers? It’s like taking money from Diane Abbott! (4,3) |
| 26 Old Scots Nazi traitor used rod then ran to the land down South (6,9) | 22 Highland landowners chop of Blair’s head with tip of dagger (6) |
| 23 RNA treatment? Do you wear it? (5) | |
| 24 It takes guts to prod loaf with tip of finger (5) |
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Solution to Crossword No. 162
Across
1 Nuclear weapons 9 Tea tray 10 Service 11 Oil 12 Cold weather 14 Assent 15 Enquirer 17 Hand rail 19 Accent 22 Arms control 23 Tui 24 Tonnage 26 Sputnik 27 Let the side down
Down
1 National health 2 Charles 3 Eurocentric 4 Royals 5 East wind 6 Par 7 Neither 8 Terror stricken 13 Aquaculture 16 Viennese 18 Nominee 20 Eat into 21 Dry ski 25 Act
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