No. 810 by Cyclops, Issue 1655
£150 prize to the first correct solution opened on 15th August 2025.
1 Inferior multinational company corrupting influencer (3,5)
2 Inhabitant: "Good for Macron to import right computer networks etc" (6)
3 Racket stuck in rectum of long-suffering type? (3-2,3)
4 Drink English rum initially as a depressant (6)
5 Jail gets Stephen to cook quickish? (4-3)
6 Went out with old hat (5)
7/15 How a young impressionable Lewinsky saw Clinton's Trumpian piece of legislation? (3,9,4)
9 Tutor in street goes around vehicle to get end away (8)
13 Am I butch, screwed up and unreasonable? (1,3,4)
16 Persecuted type working for a bastard? (8)
17 Play in which a golfer is abused with putter head (8)
18 Dodgy used car campaign (7)
20 Finally let belt out to go round middle of Max Hastings? (6)
22 I say – gather round Conservative right wing! (6)
23 Division when Labour leader opens gob (5)
25 John Bull's ultimate pair of balls (3)
£150 prize to the first correct solution opened on 15th August 2025.
Across
6 Abuse from Peter out to crush a Brit production (8)
8 A place for the football manager: "tit should get fired!" (6)
10 Brown: "Like to be surrounded by drink" (5)
11 American Rod, athlete smuggler (9)
12 Hanger-on Pence, collared by DA, needn't change (9)
14 Judgemental type Jack, our floundering party's centre (5)
15 See 7dn.
19 Fanatical right gets one to submit (5)
21 Stuff China added to currency units (9)
24 Just like the Eye to rubbish A-list celeb's superior air (9)
26 Just heading off for base (5)
27 Cover withdrawn by party's stand-in members (6)
28 Horrendous tool – gasp! Aim to put balls on the right side of it (8)
1 Inferior multinational company corrupting influencer (3,5)
2 Inhabitant: "Good for Macron to import right computer networks etc" (6)
3 Racket stuck in rectum of long-suffering type? (3-2,3)
4 Drink English rum initially as a depressant (6)
5 Jail gets Stephen to cook quickish? (4-3)
6 Went out with old hat (5)
7/15 How a young impressionable Lewinsky saw Clinton's Trumpian piece of legislation? (3,9,4)
9 Tutor in street goes around vehicle to get end away (8)
13 Am I butch, screwed up and unreasonable? (1,3,4)
16 Persecuted type working for a bastard? (8)
17 Play in which a golfer is abused with putter head (8)
18 Dodgy used car campaign (7)
20 Finally let belt out to go round middle of Max Hastings? (6)
22 I say – gather round Conservative right wing! (6)
23 Division when Labour leader opens gob (5)
25 John Bull's ultimate pair of balls (3)
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