Crossword No. 226

9th July 2022 Going Postal Hobbies, Puzzles 4034 Comments

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ACROSS	DOWN
1&15 The race for No. 10 is on … (10,7)	2 Extraordinary story unfolds … (4)
9 … as Boris’s aura slips … (4)	3 .. as Boris turns rotten, so … (6)
10 … due to widespread dissatisfaction, in … (10)	4 … a fresh start is needed to get rid of … (7)
11 … a downward spin … (6)	5 … these ‘tools’ who … (4)
12 … to the lowest depths of uselessness! (7)	6 … should be fired! (3,4)
15 ..see 1	7 Boris dragged away as his wife offers ‘relief’? (7,3)
16 The Sun displays … (5)	8 He’s going down the pan … (6,4)
17 … a bitter taste for … (4)	12 … because of backstabbers! (10)
18 … seriously diminished Boris Johnson who is … (4)	13 Me, I … (5,5)
19 … in the shit! (5)	14 … like offal! (5)
21 Time’s up … (3,4)	15 A fraudster like Boris … (5)
22 … so he leaves weeping … (7)	19 … would be sorted out in Yorkshire! (7)
24 … and handcuffed! (6)	20 Labour’s approach would … (7)
27 He’s finished … (10)	23 … keep us in the EU, having to go over … (6)
28 … as the bell sounds out … (4)	25 … the water … (4)
29 … ringing for his demise! (5,5)	26 … to reach an agreement! (4)

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Solution to Crossword No. 225

Across

1 Graduation 6 Menu 9 Relocating 10 Fuji 13 Dole out 15 Israel 16 Meanie 17 Sunbury-on-Thames 18 Cranks 20 Sextet 21 Sand bar 22 Apex 25 Anthracite 26 Suds 27 Geophysics

Down

1 Girl 2 Able 3 Uncool 4 To the closed shop 5 Omnium 7 Equanimity 8 University 11 First class 12 Bring an end 13 Debunks 14 Techier 19 Sarnie 20 Salary 23 Mini 24 News

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