Christmas Quiz XIX: MP Surnames
Can you find them all?
With the coming of Advent comes the Christmas Quiz!
Christmas Quiz XIX is a cryptic quiz. All answers are surnames of current MPs.1 Clues relate solely to the name and have no connection (real or implied) to any characteristic, act or opinions of the MP in question.
There are no duplicate answers from Christmas Quiz VII - there has been a sufficient turnover of MPs since then to make rerunning this theme viable. All MPs subscribed to this substack are included2, which may (or may not!) be considered a Subscriber’s Perk.
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Those who wish to enter should send me your completed answers by 11:59pm GMT on 5th January for a chance at victory or the honour roll.
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This looks easier than previous years, because there's such a small and well-defined set of possible answers. I predict a multi-way tie on 100.
Is 36 definitely delinquenCY and not delinquent? I have what seems like a clever answer if it were delinquent.