| ACROSS | DOWN |
|---|---|
| 1 Phew, what a scorcher! (4,4) | 1 Wallowing in the water like Diane Abbott (5) |
| 5 Don't bother going to work (3,3) | 2 Bearable (9) |
| 8 Gathered together in the lido? (6) | 3 Speech (7) |
| 9 Viewfinder (8) | 4 No need to plug in these in this heat (8,7) |
| 10 It’s too hot (8) | 5 Frocks (7) |
| 11 Nothing will ever change (6) | 6 No land in sight (4,3) |
| 12 Turkish army major (8) | 7 Fast swimming (9) |
| 13 Covered in perspiration (6) | 12 Retarded (9) |
| 15 Bottoms up! (6) | 14 Going to a restaurant (6,3) |
| 18 Between flood and ebb (4,4) | 16 Hearing defender (3,4) |
| 20 Get to like the heat? (4,2) | 17 Mottos (7) |
| 21 Fossil found on Dorset and Yorkshire beaches (8) | 19 West African (7) |
| 23 Move away (8) | 22 Large nest (5) |
| 24 Line of equal atmospheric pressure (6) | |
| 25 Tourist spots (6) | |
| 26 Decontaminate (8) |
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Solution to Crossword No. 226
Across
1 Leadership 9 Halo 10 Discontent 11 Spiral 12 Abysmal 15 Contest 16 Light 17 Sour 18 Bojo 19 Fecal 21 It’s over 22 Tearful 24 Arrest 27 Liquidated 28 Toll 29 Death knell
Down
2 Epic 3 Decays 4 Renewal 5 Hoes 6 Pot shot 7 Carried off 8 Toilet bowl 12 Assailants 13 Yours truly 14 Liver 15 Cheat 19 Fettled 20 Leftish 23 Remain 25 Aqua 26 Deal
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