| ACROSS | DOWN |
|---|---|
| 1 Crowning ceremony (10) | 2 Aged female (3,4) |
| 7 Technique for preservation by freezing (10) | 3 Gemstone (4) |
| 14 Internet program (7) | 4 Religious song (6) |
| 15 ..see 29 | 5 Jabbed (8) |
| 16 Loony (7) | 6 Romantic view of primitive races (5,6) |
| 17 Tidy (4) | 7 Prince Harry’s residential status (11) |
| 18 Save (6) | 8 Giving way (8) |
| 19 Squirm (6) | 9 Red headed (6) |
| 20 Apartment (4) | 10 Defensive alliance (1,1,1,1) |
| 23 ..see 27 | 11 ..see 55 |
| 24 Zuckerberg’s company (4) | 12 Type of sight-seeing bus (4-6) |
| 25 Circle (4) | 13 Manure (10) |
| 26 Ship (6) | 21 Painter (6) |
| 29&15 This weekend's celebrations (8,7) | 22 Fastener (6) |
| 31 Willow (5) | 27&23 Another of Her Majesty’s children (4,2,4) |
| 32 Wartime child refugees (8) | 28 Keen (4) |
| 36 Issue an ultimatum (4,3,4) | 30 Lawlessness (7) |
| 37 Shows off their contacts (4,7) | 33 Describe (7) |
| 38 Exhibits antisocial behavour (11) | 34 Correct, not like Diane Abbott! (5) |
| 42 Commemorative day (11) | 35 Portents (5) |
| 46 Travellers (8) | 38 The Queen’s reign milestone (10) |
| 47 Tennis pitch (5) | 39 Body parts (6) |
| 48 Pupils (8) | 40 Curly hair style (4) |
| 51 Poking into (6) | 41 Fabulous Royal ceremonial elements (5,6) |
| 53 Scottish seaside town (4) | 42 Enriched, like parts of London (11) |
| 54 West end musical (4) | 43 Poll (4) |
| 55&11 One of Her Majesty’s children (6,7) | 44 Jockeys (6) |
| 59 Religious leader (4) | 45 Past times (10) |
| 60 Realm (6) | 49 Relinquish the crown (8) |
| 61 Family members (6) | 50 Non-believers (8) |
| 62 Pay for (4) | 52 Glitter, like Meghan (7) |
| 65 Eliminate (4,3) | 56 Sub-atomic particle (7) |
| 66 They discriminate against the elderly (7) | 57 Will make you sick (6) |
| 67 Serving platter (3,4) | 58 Stinging plant (6) |
| 68 Libertines (10) | 63 Roman dress (4) |
| 69 Heir (10) | 64 Shakespeare (4) |
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Answers with next week’s crossword.
Solution to Crossword No. 220
Across
1 Joyce 4 Blackbird 8 Korea 9 Crevasses 11 Boom 12 Hippo 13 Defy 16 A shot in the arm 19 Steptoe and Son 20 Pele 22 Aspic 23 Cure 26 Antiviral 27 Sleep 28 Eternally 29 Remix
Down
1 Jukeboxes 2 Yard of ale 3 Exam 4 Back in the USSR 5 Khan 6 Issue 7 Dishy 10 Exponentially 14 White 15 Ghost 17 Ad nauseam 18 Monkeypox 20 Peace 21 Litre 24 Even 25 Tsar
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