| DOORDIE | In June 2019, Boris Johnson said he would take the UK out of the EU by Halloween, "come what may, ____" |
| FIFTY | Which article will take the UK out of the EU? (5) |
| MALTA | Country which has the smallest capital city in the EU, by area and population (5) |
| SEEM | Whiskeytown "What May ___ Like Love" |
| THERESA | She's leading UK out of the EU (7) |
| ELOISATOABELARD | Alexander Pope poem which Samuel Johnson said “excelled every composition of the same kind” |
| CUCUMBER | Samuel Johnson said this should be sliced, dressed with pepper and vinegar, then thrown out as good for nothing |
| NUMBSKULLS | More than shocked by Halloween decorations produced by deadheads? (10) |
| WITCHESSABBATH | Intro from this musical group slipped in by Halloween party? (7,7) |
| MAY | Theresa who announced she'll resign in June 2019 |
| USOC | Org. that added a P for "Paralympic" in June 2019 |
| NEW | Created in June 2019 |
| DEAL | Exiled at compound, way out of the EU (4,4) |
| EXIT | Exiled at compound, way out of the EU (4,4) |
| ATTRIBUTION | Britain out struggling to contain Tory leader's charge (11) |
| IMARI | The style of porcelain exported from the Japanese port of Kyushu and reaching Europe by means of the |
| ASHDOWN | Former Lib Dem leader who said he would publicly eat his hat if the results of a certain exit poll w |
| MARATHON | Discontinued classic candy bar that Sandler mentioned recently when reporters asked him what food he would take along if he were a real astronaut |
| VIKINGS | The Danes, Norwegians and Swedes who raided most of North and West Europe by sea from the 8th to the 11th Centuries (7) |
| HAUNTED | He would take in aunt being full of spirits |