
£100 prize to the first correct solution opened on 14th March 2025.

Across
8 Bloke, arse that would lead you to the sewer? (7)
9 Downfall said to be undergone by our Brian (5)
10 In tears, if trousers strain (4)
11 Penis scour involved for group of players (10)
12 Balls rotated by mug, subject to injury (6)
13 Norm's resistance against a Republican and Democrat (8)
15 Cheat in church is elusive (6)
16 Hackneyed coverage of presidential debut – "fix!" (6)
19 Spots Roger in a rough dive? (8)
21 Maybe Capitol attacker from big city, getting stretch? Not quite (6)
23 Really poor? Not he? Awful balls! (2,3,5)
25 Maybe Labour leader's gone 'creative' (4)
26 Heavens his load is ultimately endless! (5)
27 Direct route of piss: right off course (7)
1 Peer: "I'm sadly what Britain lacks now" (6)
2 Cyclops has sex with one in the country for a start (10)
3 Absolute lousy leader enters contest (8)
4 Maybe Paris is sheer chaos (7)
5 Cheerleader's skirt half concealed by belly – a shock (6)
6 Cool? Start to smoke joints (4)
7 Trump's habitual situation: "FOLLOWING CORRECT ROUTE" (2,6)
14 Capitol, mid riots – not how Trump comes across (10)
15 Links with a wife that might be followed by massacre (8)
17 One who licks ends of shit Danish bacon (8)
18 Sham medicine? Spot a personal problem (7)
20 This clue isn't a burden (6)
22 Drugs abound – respect! (6)
24 Hard Dicky's uprising (4)