5 January 2017

Crossword by Boffles

2017 – What’s on the Cards

Across

    1  Its citizens will have the chance to elect a new President – with appropriate guidance from the Guardian Council (4)

    3  Will be riding off into le coucher du soleil – on the back of a motorbike? (8)

    9  What the Government intends to do with its remaining Lloyds shares and other assets (4,3)

  10  Will Merkel and Maduro be able to cling on to it? (5)

  11  It will really begin to fly when the UK submits its Article 50 notice (3)

  12  The luvvies will be here as usual in May (6)

  14  How long will ISIS continue to in 21ac? (6)

  16  Many will be seeking it (6)

  19  Destructive personality that is all too likely (6)

  21  Will it be liberated? (5)

  24  We will be quitting the European one (5)

  25  HMS Prince of Wales will be going down it (7)

  26  Lucky people who are going to be able to choose somebody to replace President dos Santos (in 10ac since 1979) (8)

  27  The national living one will go up to £7.50 in April (4)

 

Down

    1  What we are likely to feel with The Donald in the White House? (8)

    2  24ac that will be driving us round the bend (5)

    4  What 3ac will be leaving (6)

    5  Marine keen to replace 3ac (2,3)

    6  What the UK needs from the EU – but who holds the cards? (3,4)

    7  Likely to remain troubled as a result of events in Southern Europe (4)

    8  Theresa is trying to curb their excesses (6)

  13  Is your driver one? Uber does not think so (8)

  15  There are signs that the housing market is (7)

  17  The G20 one will take place in Hamburg in July (6)

  18  Will probably continue to attract drones (6)

  20  China is going to impose one on the ivory trade (3)

  22  Brexit will undoubtedly continue to …. discord (3)

  23  Will he face those 783 corruption charges this year? (4)