| ACROSS | DOWN |
|---|---|
| 1 Could be the next PM? (7) | 1 Shit happens! (4,3) |
| 5 Foreign currency beloved by the SNP (4) | 2 Healthy (2,3,2,1,6) |
| 9 Liberal plan to divert resources from law enforcement (6,3,6) | 3 Small car (4) |
| 10 Passed away (4) | 4 Brought back to court (7) |
| 11 One of Diane Abbott’s greatest features (5) | 5 Succeeded in poll (7) |
| 12 Rayner’s view of Tories (4) | 6 Chimp out (4) |
| 15 Regretful (7) | 7 Hot air rising (7) |
| 16 Purify spirits (7) | 8 Bigots (14) |
| 17 Dalliances (7) | 13 Attach (5) |
| 19 Letting off steam (7) | 14 Employing (5) |
| 21 Bare (4) | 17 Displeased (7) |
| 22 He was right (5) | 18 Happy young pub helper (7) |
| 23 Festival (4) | 19 Jab (7) |
| 26 Route to a fanciful destination (6,5,4) | 20 Elderly relative (7) |
| 27 Conservative (4) | 24 Dead bird (4) |
| 28 Uncovered (7) | 25 Jaunty gait (4) |
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Answers with next week’s crossword.
Solution to Crossword No. 227
Across
1 Heat wave 5 Day off 8 Pooled 9 Eyepiece 10 Overheat 11 Stasis 12 Bimbashi 13 Sweaty 15 Cheers 18 High tide 20 Warm to 21 Ammonite 23 Relocate 24 Isobar 25 Sights 26 Sanitise
Down
1 Hippo 2 Tolerable 3 Address 4 Electric heaters 5 Dresses 6 Open sea 7 Freestyle 12 Backwards 14 Eating out 16 Ear plug 17 Slogans 19 Gambian 22 Eyrie
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