7 January 2015

Crossword by Boffles

2016 – What’s on the cards

Across

    1  Trump, 14dn and Co will be looking for the support of the Bible one (4)

    3  There will a Presidential one, one in Scotland and one to choose 19dn’s successor (8)

    9  If Carney and his colleagues do decide on an increase, it could well be this (7)

  10  No more deep ones in the UK but plenty will be found elsewhere (5)

  11  Going to see a lot of sporting activity (3,2,7)

  15  Iran and North Korea  likely to continue to use the nuclear threat to …… concessions (5)

  16  The Chilcot Report is in June or July. Hooray! (3)

  17  More countries will probably impose these kind of controls. Bye bye Schengen. (6)

  18  Cameron and co will spend a lot of time round the negotiating one (5)

  21  Will we or won’t we vote to leave the European one? (5)

  22  Corbynistas want the country to (4,3)

  23  Will Assad with the support of the Russians win back this historic city? (6)

  24  Scare tactics will, no doubt, be by both sides in the Brexit debate (4)

 

Down

    1  Carney and his colleagues will be discussing raising it (4,4)

    2  The state of the UK until the result of the referendum is known (5)

    4  Let’s hope we will be able to employ this acronym a great deal (3)

    5  There will be hundreds of them (and WAGs as well) in 11ac and at 20dn (12)

    6  Concern is that the UK will be if we leave the EU (7)

    7  Responsible with Russia for Major Tim’s home in space (4)

    8  It is on the back-burner in Scotland for the moment but the Kurds and the Naxalites will no doubt continue their struggle for it (12)

  12  Iowa has one and Presidential hopefuls love to go (1,4)

  13  Sadly, we can anticipate a number of people will be, both judicially and extra-judicially (8)

  14  Unlikely to be the Republican candidate (7)

  19  He will be getting on his bike (5)

  20  …… 2016 for football fans (4)

  22  Oil producers could decide to turn it off to protect their revenues (3)