£150 prize to the first correct solution opened on 4th July 2025.
Across
7 Unbalanced screwing spoiled date (8)
9 Cut end of rubbish broadcast by party (6)
10 Cheat southern boat people (5)
11 Discuss financial cost of leak involved with Tony raking in millions (4,5)
13 Brown, wayward type, broadcast at start of the working week (8)
14 City store stocking heroin (5)
16 Info about the French court's carelessness (7)
18 The geezer's dipped into stew pot (7)
20 "Shouty" is against pub not opening (5)
22 Country estate after cost fixing (8)
25 Proof of saint's transfiguration during stay (9)
27 Squeezing bum casually, that is to impregnate (5)
28 Deliverer from shock not fully performing (6)
29 Dine out on little money? Not seemly! (8)
1 Female whip gets to put member out (5)
2 Starmer's view of his post-Brexit "reset" – "gain upon gain then lead annihilated!" (3-3,4)
3 Wavering, etc, stuck in odd surroundings through which a politician talks? (6)
4 Mitt's mate: MAGA chief (4)
5 Facility allowing members to spout? (6)
6 Catch attached to end of willy proper, which affects reproduction? (9)
8/26 The last word in Hitler hair feature filmed (7,4)
12 Throw up to get rid of a meal! (5)
14 Hell? Pretender's denial (10)
15 Ran luvvies badly – not a very grand film producer (9)
17 Some states lamentably under Musk's control (5)
19 One good peer? Shameful! (7)
21 America, knocked about, shielded by anti-Trump state (only temporary)
(6)
23 Spin a revelation of someone's being gay? (6)
24 Diana getting fixed up with Lammy at last? (5)
26 See 8dn.
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