£100 prize to the first correct solution opened on 17th January 2025.
Across
1 These involve taking leak in different pubs? (5-3)
5 Farage's initial dare to change name (5)
9 Bitter retailers snapped: "EU asshole!" (9)
10 Cigar butt evident in wine's aroma gets past tongue (5)
11 Whisky? See pissed islanders (7)
12 Loaded pulped (7)
13 Crappy Parmesan has Dutch character (9)
16 Hack, being tumescent, is distressed (3,2)
18 On a trip, act pissed, lacking energy (5)
20 At heart, "boozer" popularly represents this country (9)
22 Whopper has feathers stuck on? Don't stand for that (3-4)
24 Legless batsman's partial stroke (4-3)
26 For example, drunkard has no time for authority (3-2)
27 Eye welcomes attack on Starmer, finally – "Raver!" (9)
28 Two Democrats, covered in trifle, drink (5)
29 Tight bottomed contrary sailor comes first (3-5)
1/22dn. Two masters who can no longer score, being pissed (6,3,5)
2 Where beer belly's found to extend into another's space (7)
3 Booze finally gets Mark to act with feeling (5)
4/23dn. Was responsible for a leak, like a recent leader of Tories getting hammered (6,2,1,4)
5 Female with one ball, right? Sexy performer (3,6)
6 Within this, you'll hear of an organ placed over a serving of whisky? (7)
7 Forward half of non-drinkers: "Beer's topping!" (5)
8 Wife's out of stingers – just one did for Cleo (4)
14 Science responsible for half-cut dairy logo (9)
15 Difficulty getting the words out in Gladys' PH, as I articulated (9)
17 Drunk, the recipient of first aid treatment? (9)
19 Incapable, this organ, when sheathed in black and white (3-4)
21 Places army officer back on alcoholic drinks (7)
22 See 1dn. 23 See 4dn. 25 Creepy thing in Mali (an alcoholic)
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