Crossword No. 200

11th December 2021 Going Postal Hobbies, Puzzles 2401 Comments

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Thank you Swiss Bob and all you Postalliers for putting up with my madness and filth two hundred times on Saturday mornings. Today, as well as the regular cryptic clues, there are eleven politicians to find that we’ve loved and hated – but mostly hated – over the past 4 years. Enjoy!

ACROSS	DOWN
12&55 Puller reaches a milestone as ‘bounce’ leads to adultery! (1,6,7)	1 Second rate Lammy starts to get roasted (4)
13 A Maori causes a stink (5)	2 Source of Omicron was swan attacking boat (8)
14 “Ree” coming from Celts as Conservative gets back in (8)	3 Large, dark member appearing on national TV channel? (1,1,1)
15 A bus was start of EU trouble (5)	4 Claudia Webbe is a lone failure (5)
17 Adds up for a half-backward muslim (3)	5 Start channel crossing with a difficult sail from France… (6)
20 I start to see clouds (6)	6 … leads Tory to “Do a frog!”(4)
22 Diane Abbott is not going to ski in New York, No? (6)	7 Aims to molest teen at home (10)
24 Not sure I’ve developed a bald patch (7)	9 Australian barrier fails after “Ree”! (4)
27 Losing a year to whiskey! (3)	10 Serb jabbed with AstraZeneca started to look like horses (6)
30 Wanker from Nottinghamshire (6)	11 Rutting Tory starts to sag (4)
33 Tory leader, Johnson, started using Kalashnikov on sweet Hungarian (5)	23 Aid given in Asia (5)
34 Monkeying around after start of joke (4)	26 Keep away from rear view of leper (5)
35 Creative approach to opposition (8)	28 Our favourite military hero has no end of knowledge (4)
38 Hotel right next to post office has a sea view (8)	29 Both ends of penis used in joke about Macedonian (6)
39 Labour leader goes to mama’s for feast (6)	32 Third referee used to show “No dive” (5)
40 Republican leader arranges romp for game show on TV (9)	40 Spanish chefs make a plea to Labour leader (6)
42 Sad socialist leader is in a mire, yes… (6)	41 A mad muslim leader is found in a brothel (5)
44 …but Keir initially gets a re-vote to move ahead in polls (8)	43 Mayhem results from a rage at MP (7)
48 Another name for cinema showing frontal ‘knockers’? (8)	45 Ever achieved victory with vitality… (5)
49 Rain down on terrorist state (4)	47 …as victory has endless value to ‘polite’ Alastair Campbell (5)
50 Elon Musk starts to get fruity! (5)	48 Say “no” to those that disagree with you (4)
52 Liar Diane Abbott starts to change tyre (6)	53 Turned down Labour and Conservative leaders indeed! (8)
54 Replacement bus service? (3)	56 60% of Boris is hot and ‘swolen’ (6)
55 ..see 12	60 Stupidly, I molest Anne (5)
57 Give a clap for a slaughtered animal (6)	63 Bull starts to go “moo” then explodes! (4)
59 On deck of a yacht, started a conversation (6)	64 Pepsi contained sod all! (4)
62 Boris starts to get roast so gives up (6)	66 Bitter Conservative leader receives aid (4)
65 Teaching union goes mad (3)	68 So that’s a “Yes” for this undemanding crossword! (4)
66 Blair gets end away on British Isles (6)
71 Tory leader takes risk in ladies clothing (5)
72 Cock-up means I can jiggle with Scottish leader! (2,1,4)

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Solution to Crossword No. 199

Across

1 Crossword 9 Ugliest 10 Swallow 11 Puzzler 12 Organ pipe 14 Oddballs 15 Israel 17 Redcoat 20 Thirst 23 Africans 25 Atrocious 26 Iranian 27 Minaret 28 No can do 29 Safe seats

Down

2 Rewards 3 Sultana 4 Woodpile 5 Dumped 6 Elizabeth 7 Real ale 8 At present 13 Podcast 15 Impatient 16 Erections 18 Atropine 19 Truancy 21 Imitate 22 Student 24 Nandos

Click here to download in pdf format: GP Crossword Number 200 and Answers to Number 199