| ACROSS | DOWN |
|---|---|
| 1&8 Hot tip: union leader proclaimed “We’re investigating Starmer and Rayner”… (6,6) | 1 Lied to by unionists? (5) |
| 4 … as insider challenges Keir’s leadership over a few beers! (8) | 2 Locks up Harry for getting end away with ‘pigs’ … (9) |
| 8 ..see 1 | 3 … after audience, he’ll do time in England for starters! (7) |
| 9 Made ‘nuts’ hurt to extract Starmer’s explanation about ‘beergate’, it was … | 4 What hypocrisy … (6,9) |
| 10 … “a dull start to night” – what a pile of crap… (8) | 5 … from Starmer, finally regaining sanity receiving letters … (2-5) |
| 11 … as ever, from a strong opposition! (6) | 6 … from acting non-socialist minister … (7) |
| 12 Genius from New Hampshire causes Gates to collapse… (8) | 7 … but Socialist leader can depend on us to get hanged! (9) |
| 13 … he’s mashed up and humiliated from … (6) | 12 DUP intern didn’t appear in newspapers … (9) |
| 15 … doing capers, as stars keep their distance! (6) | 14 … but was in Penthouse – it was a mean Tory trap! (9) |
| 18 Upset by adage about tit (8) | 16 I did put ring on it, but now divorcing (7) |
| 20 I join donor at home… (6) | 17 Starmer’s meal was… (7) |
| 21 …chilling out, two of us dressed in denim (8) | 19 … consumed internally and… |
| 23 Does Rick tire of getting harder?(8) | 22 …was salty to loosen his bowels! (5) |
| 24 Rushes to get monkey (6) | |
| 25 Decay causes gas to be emitted by red Diane from both ends! (8) | |
| 26 Moist Conservative leader wasn’t funny at all on the BBC (6) |
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Solution to Crossword No. 218
Across
6 Roe versus Wade 8 Spring 9 Normally 10 USA 11 Abacus 12 Marchers 14 Pigeons 16 Hobnobs 20 Calm down 23 Squash 24 CPI 25 Mismatch 26 Drowns 27 Microorganisms
Down
1 Mediocre 2 Ferguson 3 Tsunami 4 Usurer 5 Kazakh 6 Republicanism 7 E pluribus unum 13 Cub 15 Odd 17 Obsidian 18 Neurotic 19 Anchors 21 Mimics 22 Option
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