| ACROSS | DOWN |
|---|---|
| 1 Blown up, like our economy… (8) | 1 Salary paid… (6) |
| 5&10 … it's all going up at the moment! (4,2,6) | 2 …using counterfeit cash! (6) |
| 9 ..see 15 | 3 They stir up… (8) |
| 10 ..see 5 | 4 …Dutch cheese! (4) |
| 12 Author on Chesil beach… (6) | 6 They make a basket case… (6) |
| 13 … likes to dine outside! (8) | 7 …spiral out of control… (4,4) |
| 15,20&9 Annual stab-fest supported by Diane Abbott that should be banned! (7,4,8) | 8&24 …at the end of the week on GP! (8,6) |
| 16 ..see 25 | 11 Use this to keep warm in bed… (7) |
| 20 ..see 15 | 14 …or shrivel up and die! (7) |
| 21 Without drinking a drop of alcohol… (7) | 17 Rural ‘fluid’ … (5,3) |
| 25,16&27 ..enjoys traditional seaside entertainment! (3,2,3,4,4) | 18 …applied to outside of buildings! (8) |
| 26 They look with a fixed gaze at… (6) | 19 Northern hat… (5,3) |
| 28 …a large Japanese ‘root’… (6) | 22 … is inexpensive to buy… (6) |
| 29 … whilst manacled to… (8) | 23 …and made from acrylic fibre like sofas! (6) |
| 30 …a large oriental erection… (6) | 24 .. see 8 |
| 31 …costing tuppence! (3,5) | 27 ..see 25 |
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Solution to Crossword No. 233
Across
1 Coldplay 5 Yellow 9 Imported 10 Uighur 12 Frozen 13 Plumpish 15 Malaise 16 Hats 20 Liar 21 Spooked 25 Deadlier 26 Bedpan 28 Idiocy 29 Handsome 30 Greasy 31 Rhodesia
Down
1 Chiefs 2 Lapdog 3 Parmesan 4 Axed 6 Enigma 7 Lah-di-dah 8 War chest 11 Glasgow 14 Hampden 17 Cladding 18 Paradise 19 Beheaded 22 Clocks 23 Spoons 24 Angela
27 Rash
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