| ACROSS | DOWN |
|---|---|
| 1 State of being lawless (8) | 2 Brain cell, mostly lacked by Diane Abbott! (6) |
| 6 Scavengers crocuta crocuta (6) | 3 &18 Mr Lifshitz, fashion designer (5,6) |
| 9 Centres of atoms (6) | 4 The great unwashed (3,6) |
| 10 Medical term for inability to pee (8) | 5 ,6 & 22 Meeting guidelines designed to allow free speech and avoid groupthink (7,5,5) |
| 11 Dismiss idea as foolish or childish (4,4) | 6 ..see 5 |
| 12 Consumers considered “useless“ by the WEF (6) | 7 Constructions (9) |
| 13 Fearful of the Moslem faith (12) | 8 Environmentally-damaging precipitation (4,4) |
| 16 The killers of unborn babies (12) | 13 Member of the Hebrew nation (9) |
| 19 Soft drinks to be combined with spirits (6) | 14 After the birth of a baby (4,5) |
| 21 Sad atmosphere, like at a wake (8) | 15 State of unconsciousness (8) |
| 23 Patchy skin disease (8) | 17 More polite version of the traditional GP welcome for newbies (4,3) |
| 24 Fitters of bathroom wall decoration (6) | 18 ..see 3 |
| 25 Inoculate (6) | 20 Move from one place to another (5) |
| 26 Traditional music piece (4,4) | 22 ..see 5 |
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Solution to Crossword No. 229
Across
1 Rishi 4 Milometer 8 Field 9 Runaround 11 Rock 12 Debut 13 Isle 16 Kaleidoscopic 19 Akshata Murthy 20 Rare 22 Beige 23 Zinc 26 Pinocchio 27 Rhino 28 Rebuttals 29 Sunak
Down
1 Referenda 2 Seedcakes 3 Indy 4 Mary Elizabeth 5 Mark 6 Truss 7 Ridge 10 Neurosurgeons 14 Bloat 15 Acute 17 Physician 18 Comic book 20 Roper 21 R and B 24 Scut 25 Eros
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