| ACROSS | DOWN |
|---|---|
| 1&9 John Major’s campaign: “So I stab Conservative leader in back!” (4,2,6) | 1 Boris twice starts to wear bling in a confused state… (8) |
| 4 ..see 19 | 2 …and uses chap to count the money… (6,2) |
| 9 ..see 1 | 3 …that comes in stacks due to sleaze! (4) |
| 10 Diane Abbott initially welcomes all comers as hard left Labour members (8) | 5 Optically, I think almost all parties are the same… (12) |
| 12 Homilies end up being typical political statements (4) | 6&14 … malign, puerile and victory at all costs! (4,4) |
| 13 Like a short version of 19 Down! (5) | 7 Greens envied… (6) |
| 14 ..see 6 | 8 …Labour leader’s salty end! (6) |
| 17 French get new money after a un-heroic victory by EU (7,5) | 11 Cuba: “we bailed out ex-Labour MP”… (7,5) |
| 20 Cash for politicians is for motion about Latvia (12) | 15 …a criminal whose lone failure… (5) |
| 23 Like most MPs, I got led astray (4) | 16&27 …resulted in a harsh sentence to a hanging by Conservative leader! (5,4) |
| 24 Scottish leader: “We’ll get fatter!” (5) | 18 F1 champion confused at listing on Tinder (8) |
| 25 Battering rams used as weapons (4) | 19&4 Labour spin doctor, bell end, partial to a scam… (8,8) |
| 28 Lying Keith Vaz used stunt to attract bi women… (4,4) | 21 … involving Indian businessman ended in committal of… ( 6) |
| 29 …but really used to pray about endlessly trapping a man! (6) | 22 …second-rate liars Tony and Cherie! (6) |
| 30 Heard all about when I nestled up… (8) | 26 Yes, Tory leader is a pain in the eye! (4) |
| 31 …to Diane Abbott and I used glue to stick to her rear end! (6) | 27 ..see 16 |
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Solution to Crossword No. 195
Across
6 Privatisation 8 Pickle 9 Gunboats 10 IOU 11 Lignin 12 Scammers 14 Stardom 16 Cancels 20 Search me 23 Spinal 24 Gut 25 Tell tale 26 Racist 27 Kleptocracies
Down
1 Sickener 2 Wade into 3 Disgust 4 Narnia 5 Biform 6 Pain in the neck 7 Natural causes 13 Man 15 Doc 17 Austrian 18 Chin chin 19 Regency 21 Relief 22 Health
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