1 NHS – alternate letters of O N E H A S missing.
2 SAGE – Government advisory group on covid-19
3 BOJO – 'job' backwards + O
4 COVID – VI (= 6) inside 'cod'
5 TRUMP – is a master-card in bridge, whist, solo, etc.
6 NO DEAL – anagram of 'one lad'
7 R NUMBER – R(ees-Mogg) + 'number' (= more numb)
8 PANDEMIC – 'd r e a m' (odd letters only) inside 'panic'
9 LOCKDOWN – anagram of 'Clown KO'd'
10 FURLOUGH – anagram of 80% of 'hours flung' – take away the 's' and 'n'
11 STAY (@) HOME – anagram of 'those may'
12 CARE HOMES – anagram of 'reach some'
13 SELF-ISOLATE – anagram of 'a lots' inside 'selfie'
14 ANTIVAXXERS – anagram of 'sex variant X'
15 CORONAVIRUS – anagram of 'carnivorous'
16 TEST AND TRACE – 'try' + 'and' + 'find'
17 CLIMATE CHANGE – a cryptic (anagram) clue for 'Actimel'
18 HANDS FACE SPACE – workers (= hands) are confronted with (= face) key (= space bar on keyboard)
19 BLM – 'Black Lives Matter', 3 of the letters in 'Belgium'
20 FAKE NEWS – anagram of 'fan's week'
21 VACCINE – a cc (= cubic centimetre) inside 'vine'
22 BREXIT – ex (= old flame) inside Brit
23 TEARS or TIERS
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