Private Eye Christmas Crossword 537

[tinto]

11 Down: It's thick-skinned like certain Irishmen (6) -r-s-e

66 Down: Toothy thing managed to squeeze into a "hip creation" (7) ---a-h-

71 Across: Animated Dyke on "ass" (4,6) l--- s-r-e- (this is the name of a "celebrity").

[Oldred]

66a pirahna

[Svejk]

11. crusty

[Oldred]

typo - piranha

[EllisB]

11d Orange - your 'S' is wrong.

71ac Luis Suarez (ex Liverpool footballer.)

[Svejk]

how does Luis Suarez parse?

[EllisB]

To Svejk

In this crossword the actual clue to 71ac gives an answer that has been used as a "look alike" in Private Eye. In this case "Dyke on" animated gives "Donkey". Luis Suarez was used as such a look alike.

[bibblebub]

here it is if you want to give it a go

http://www.private-eye.co.uk/sections.php?section_link=crossword&issue=1340

[Mamyalynne]

http://tinyurl.com/ko6mzcw

[Svejk]

ah right, cheers ellis.

[EllisB]

I'm stuck on last two - any help appreciated:

33ac Salmond's twitter: "Blair broadcast off air" (7). I have B???H?R - looks like blather or blether but can't see why.

5d A grunt? No, a windy tree-dweller (9); (5,5)
Clue gives "Orangutan" but I don't know who the "look alike" is -
I have ?A?I? P?I?? (last letter of second word is third letter of 33ac.

Thanks in advance.

[Ouzel]

33a Blether - Bl (air) + ether

[EllisB]

Thanks Ouzel - so obvious really!

[scorpiojo]

Katie Price??

[EllisB]

Good shout scorpiojo - thanks - certainly fits; haven't seen the look alike but ..........

[scorpiojo]

I've only found 'White Dee' and an orangutan :(