9 July 2020

Crossword by Boffles

N0.241 – Local Democracy

Across

    1  Is this council the church’s contribution to it? (6)

    4  Requisite number of participants (6)

    9  Town meeting is one form here (7)

  10  Macronutrient councils should shed (3)

  11  The right to is the key element of it (5)

  12  Councillors need to be with their wards (2,5)

  13  Best place to drink it in? (6,5)

  18  Potential it has but sometimes fails to fulfil (7)

  20  Less restrictive sort of society it hopefully produces (5)

  21  It cannot always avoid such a trace of corruption (5)

  22  Somebody ….. a motion before it is put to the vote (7)

  23  Some participants may have such a longing for publicity (3)

  24  Party that adds colour to its proceedings? (6)

 

Down

    1  Petitioner at 1ac council meeting? (6)

    2  About first woman Canadian council leader (5)

    3  Covering first thing many councils are (5)

    5  Unable to run  – for office as well (5)

    6  Rodent traffic problem a proper subject for debate (3,4)

    7  Through which the people speak (5)

    8  Measure a council may institute to cover funding gap (3,8)

  14  So idealistic to expect it to work perfectly! (7)

  15  Local government employee with a commission? (7)

  16  Path is the core of its major problem (6)

  17  Housing is one such emergency it has to face (6)

  19  Some see it as such an opening to national politics (5)