The annual St John PB Christmas crossword – politicalbetting.com
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Political Crossword Clues 2024
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Cheers for making this, Mr. John.
Merry Christmas all !
Much appreciation for our crossword compiler; I'll follow the results, but catering responsibilities will preclude even my usual feeble efforts.
The only day of the year when Wifey doesn’t shout at me for drinking at 10am, and even asks for a class of Champagne herself!
If I can kick things off with 21 across, I believe the answer is entryism.
ENTRYISM. A political strategy once employed by the Militant movement
- Y (first seen in York) + MINSTER all anagrammed (restoration)
Good morning and Happy Christmas everyone. Thank you to all whose effort has made this place of meeting possible.
TUTANKHAMUN. Egyptian Pharaoh.
- TU (Trade Unions, workers) + TANK (do badly) + HAMUN (anagram of
human, indicated by “rights” meaning corrects
AMIN Idi. Ugandan dictator
- A + MIN (minute)
https://www.mixcloud.com/radiowinchcombe/night-train-with-martha-richler-aka-marf-22-december-2022-an-oscar-wilde-christmas/
Although Gorbachev did resign on Xmas Day, if Pres Putin needs a hint....or, alternatively, Ceausescu met his end on this day.
https://x.com/ZelenskyyUa/status/1871826731666985172
Happy Christmas PB.
Traditional breakfast of chocolate orange, Percy Pigs and Toblerone being served in the Foxy household.
Rudder. Amber RUDD + ER - emergency room.
Or at least I think so!
PHILIP HAMMOND
Also an eagle is a score in golf that is two under par.
- Anagram indicated by cavorting of PM + I (one) + HON MP + HILDA
REMAIN(D)ER
Brexit
- REMAIN(D)ER (those left behind) not having D (died)
He stopped about half an hour ago, yet I can still hear 'Jingle Bells' playing in my brain.
MAKE IT STOP!!!!
I hope everyone has a wonderful, happy day with no dramas.
https://x.com/Turbinetraveler/status/1871824125246808395
Merry Christmas everyone.
And now we peel carrots.
Fun nonetheless.
https://x.com/POTUS/status/1871692330895319092
Though you might want to double check this before setting as a quiz question!
May all your political bets pay out.
(B) ATTLE + E
On this day, let us remember that we are a community, and while we may disagree, it is this unnatural interest in politics that binds us together.
TUGENDHAT
TUNISIAN
UNI in (SAINT)*
- (B)ATTLE (fight) initially lost + E (European)
4 Down. TUNISIAN
- UNI (educational institution) inside (inspired by) TSIAN (anagram of saint,
indicated by extraordinary).
9 Across. TUGENDHAT Tom. Tory and former Minister of State for Security
- TUG (upset GUT - stomach) + anagram of AND THE (indicated by runs).
WHATSAPP
WHAT + PPS<- + A
PENINSULA
I do admire people who can solve crossword clues, of the sort we have each Christmas. My brain just doesn't work that way.
- WHAT (Pardon) + SPP (PPS, parliamentary private secretary - minister’s
assistant) reversed (spinning) around (over) A
- PEN (Writer) + IN + SU (US, America, returned) + LA (city - Los Angeles)
Edited extra bit: also, roast carrots and parsnips are fantastic.
We are absolutely devastated. It means we have to share a rib of beef (with Yorkshires) between us, drink good wine, watch whatever we want on TV, have an afternoon nap, and end the day not completely exhausted and run off our feet.
Yippee.
Massive Russian hypersonic and ballistic missile attack across Ukraine.
This morning, Ukraine experienced a series of Russian missile and UAV strikes, leading to widespread power outages. Reports indicate significant damage to military and infrastructure facilities across multiple regions:
• Kharkov - explosions reported near a tractor plant used for repairing UAF tanks.
• Starokostiantyniv airfield, Khmelnytsky region was hit, along with explosions reported in the Kirovograd, Kremenchug, Dnepropetrovsk and Poltava regions.
• Kh-101 and Iskander missiles, along with UAVs.
• Power outages were initiated across Ukraine to prevent system overload and damage.
• Air raid alarms declared nationwide.
https://x.com/DD_Geopolitics/status/1871781152748703896
I remember the first clue that was explained to me, by an English teacher when I was about twelve:
Vast fire destroyed top hotel (4,4)
I knew then that I wanted to learn how to solve them, but didn't teach myself until I was at uni - when I was meant to be learning maths
I've solved a few more clues from this puzzle, but I don't want to hog the whole thing..
WILSON
(IN SLOW)*
Elon Musk: "Not officially."
Netanyahu: *laughs* — "OK, so you're the unofficial president..."
https://x.com/TheTNHoller/status/1871687955267641509
It’s the MIRV Griffin show… ands here’s MIRV!
He thought I was taking the p*ss and I had to apologetically explain that, no, really, I was super excited about it!
WATSON
waits on, minus i
LEO AMERY
but I can't see how oam is 'over America'
'over revolutionary' (Mao backwards) maybe? @stjohn ?
Or is o over, and am America?
Edit.. of course o is over. Cricket scoreboard abbreviation
ENGELS
GELS (bonds) with E and N (bridge opponents)
NATO
tan backwards and o for over
- Anagram (indicated by motion) of IN SLOW
11across. ENGELS Friedrich. German philosopher and political theorist
- GELS (bonds) with E N (opponents round a bridge table - East and North)
12 across. LEO AMERY Former Tory minister and advocate of British imperialism
- LEERY (suspicious) with O (over) + AM (America) being taken inside
5 down. WATSON. Lord Tom Watson, a Labour peer
WAITS ON (attends to) without (missing) I (individual)