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[Chaseman]

18d Result of Conservative act that scrapes the bottom?

S-L-A-E Looks like Salvage but can't see why.

27a Gone off Balls and his coveted score?

R-T--- Must be Rotted. Rotted means gone off and Ed is Ed Balls but where does Rott come from?

[gangesboy]

18 previously explained here
http://www.theanswerbank.co.uk/Quizzes-and-Puzzles/Crosswords/Question1532356.html

[scorpiojo]

Balls = rot
Ten is a perfect score

[gangesboy]

27 rotten ? balls = rot + ten = score

[gangesboy]

oops - scorps is right re score

[murraymints]

morning scorpy xx

[scorpiojo]

Helloooo minty xx and gb :)

[gangesboy]

Morning scorpy and minty. Snow/Cold here with floods on the way this afternoon

[scorpiojo]

Cold here, very windy, but no snow :((((

[murraymints]

cold and white here GB xx

[Chaseman]

Thanks all.