| 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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