Crossword No. 244

26th November 2022 Going Postal Hobbies, Puzzles 2815 Comments

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ACROSS	DOWN
7 Saudi leader will ‘go postal’ at keeper’s ‘orientation’ (4,5)	1&13 Unlikely to be contested by Scotland or N.I. in Doha – or England and Wales for that matter! (5,3,5)
8,11,23,12&25 England fans chant after 6-2 victory over Iran? (5,6,3,3,4,3,3)	2 Falcon breaks bottle (6)
10 Sick ends up on table at formal dinner (5,3)	3 Tried to please Chinese to overturn wok on Wednesday (8)
11 ..see 8	4 Puller’s aim – to display chest on Russia Today! (7)
12 ..see 8	5 Boy breaks limit on JWP’s scooter! (8)
13 ..see 1	6 ‘Frog’ tart will rub off on you! (9)
15 Empties old anus (7)	9 Asp bites: a rapid response needed (1,1,1,1)
17 “Yes” from me to cover New Zealand leader in saliva! (7)	14 Raynor gives head to union leader in SUV – that leaves a nasty taste! (9)
20 Qatar’s main attraction is this and nudes! (4,4)	16 Weirdoes assault old, bald socialist leader (8)
22 ‘Meat’ jiggled for footballers! (4)	18 Defeated, Ukraine finally catches NATO on the hop (3,1,4)
25 ..see 8	19 One word to describe Diane Abbott’s two greatest attributes? (7)
26 He’s clued up regularly on Saturdays (8)	21 Ruse played on drug addict (4)
27 They posted negative comments on Labour List after rot set in! (5)	23 ..see 8
28 Chastity belt used to prevent ‘leakage’? (9)	24 Trans ‘woman’ looks a bit like Keir with ‘lob’ on! (5)

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Solution to Crossword No. 243

Across

1 Great 4 Myocardia 9 Abusers 11 America 12 Mail 13 Lunar 14 Lion 17 Unearthliness 19 Seismologists 21 Marx 22 Trade 23 Make 26 Sceptic 27 Neo Nazi 28 Retrained 29 Entry

Down

1 Goalmouth 2 Elusive 3 Tied 5 Osama bin Laden 6 Apes 7 Daisies 8 Again 10 South America 15 Groin 16 Weigh 18 Austerity 19 Serpent 20 Sealant 21 Miser 24 Etna 25 Hope

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