Crossword No. 222

11th June 2022 Going Postal Hobbies, Puzzles 1794 Comments

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ACROSS	DOWN
1..see 3	1 Even Gulf states are like Boris’s enemies (8)
3&1 Boris’s ‘supporters’ often conceived! (10,4)	2 Deceive nazi leader? I have proof! (8)
8 Naked Di jiggled nuts (6)	3 You’ll feel better wearing a hat in the arctic (9)
9 Awful start for Boris, but Labour leader to retire (8)	4 Like Diane Abbott, nothing to see here! (3,4, 2,4,2)
10 Surprising revelation: EU leader is not in Ukraine (6)	5&24 Sunak finally had trouser trouble before Dawn (7,4)
11 Putin initially set up truce, then delivered knockout blow (8)	6 Labour leader visits Cuba and rejoins EU? No! It’s enough to make your piss boil! (8)
12 Circumcision leaves behind a hot ‘crust’ (3,5)	7 At the start, Johnson fitted as Conservative leader to a tee, now: “throw him out”!(5)
14 Pole runs away (4)	13 Russian leader dares to go to war – he'll end up retreating (9)
16 Lip of a bucket? (4)	15 Will the energy crisis result in Boris losing the premiership? (5,3)
18 Rayner was initially class ‘ho’ for students (8)	16 Push to side all pretentiousness (8)
19 “Conservatives arise” – it’s a possibility (8)	17 It’s the first drink of the day for one loser (8)
20 Cuts pour down on us (6)	18 I am covered in sperm by hacker (7)
21 Covid measures were a fake scam (4,4)	19 I am joined on sofa by Bulgarian girl (5)
22 When it rains, I go all fruity (6)
23 Takes turns with an eastern starlet (10)
24 ..see 5

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Solution to Crossword No. 221

Across

1 Coronation 7 Cryogenics 14 Podcast 15 Jubilee 16 Nutcase 17 Neat 18 Rescue 19 Fidget 20 Flat 23 Of York 24 Meta 25 Ring 26 Vessel 29 Platinum 31 Salix 32 Evacuees 36 Draw the line 37 Name dropper 38 Sociopathic 42 Anniversary 46 Voyagers 47 Court 48 Students 51 Nosing 53 Oban 54 Cats 55 Prince 59 Imam 60 Empire 61 Nieces 62 Fund 65 Take out 66 Ageists 67 Tea tray 68 Debauchees 69 Descendant

Down

2 Old lady 3 Opal 4 Anthem 5 Injected 6 Noble savage 7 Californian 8 Yielding 9 Ginger 10 NATO 11 Charles 12 Open-topped 13 Fertiliser 21 Artist 22 Velcro 27 Duke 28 Avid 30 Anarchy 33 Explain 34 Right 35 Omens 38 Seventieth 39 Organs 40 Afro 41 Crown jewels 42 Africanised 43 Vote 44 Riders 45 Yesterdays 49 Abdicate 50 Atheists 52 Sparkle 56 Neutron 57 Emetic 58 Nettle 63 Toga 64 Bard

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