5 HE DIDN’T SUCCEED the Spanish Queen (5) LOSER - Los (the Spanish) ER (Queen. Elizabeth Regina). (View Post)

7 Greece’s part of this once (3) EEC - part of Gr(EEC)e. (View Post)

2 Crosby by-election’s penultimate DECLARATION OF WINNER (5) BINGO - Bing (Crosby, crooner) by- (next to) “O” (election’s penultimate letter). Bing O. Bingo is what a winner declares when playing the… (View Post)

DECLARED - Clar(e) (Clare Short, former Labour minister, with the last letter of Clare cut off) found inside deed (act). DE (CLAR) ED. Declared meaning running for office or running in a sporting eve… (View Post)

All done! Thanks again to everyone who had a go at solving this and especially to the stalwarts who regularly contribute to this annual event. Particular thanks to Mike and the PB community for indul… (View Post)