| ACROSS | DOWN |
|---|---|
| 1 Opened eyes again to be aware of taking the knee at start of defeat (10) | 1,8&18 Lefty tosser musicians angriest about the CIA launching a probe into Meghan (4,7,3,7) |
| 6 Welsh defender is hero of Football Association (4) | 2 Hidden reasons why SAGE wanted altered DNA (7) |
| 9,13&12 The alternative to lockdown was throwing dirt at ignorant Greta in Barcelona! (5,10,11) | 3 It will make blood flow if you’re acting out ‘anal’ during… 13) |
| 10 ‘Ye’ enjoys action with tip of penis – it drops his blood cell count! (9) | 4 …bondage with hot ‘nancies’! (8) |
| 12 ..see 9 | 5 Bit part player has topless sex with rat (5) |
| 14 Santa’s ‘bi’? I could do without that! (8) | 7 Having fun pouring gin all over Democrat leader for money! (7) |
| 15 Re-test to get on the road? (6) | 8 ..see 1 |
| 17 Have you heard about our consumption of rum? (6) | 11 Thorns had poked into pile - that will end in tears! (4,9) |
| 19 Cutting back makes nether region start to get cold (8) | 13 ..see 9 |
| 21 Sleepwalkers like a well built Scotsman! (13) | 16 Len died in cold down turn (8) |
| 24 Tory leader imprisoned in Iran – “It's habbening!” (2,5) | 18 ..see 1 |
| 25 President was a topless ‘sambo’ (5) | 20 English leader confuses Santa with small tennis player (7) |
| 26 Elon gets ready for Christmas (4) | 22 African leader starts wanking over Abbott’s ‘top’ (5) |
| 27 Peddled by Conservative and Labour leaders: a soft touch for prisoners (6,4) | 23 Trains will be running there – liar! (4) |
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Solution to Crossword No. 246
Across
1 Winter of 5 Unions 9 Rightish 10 Anglia 11 Thermals 12 Staved 14 Strikes off 18 Out of touch 22 Baltic 23 Snowfall 24 Fatsia 25 Settling 26 Locals 27 Etchings
Down
1 Warmth 2 Nagger 3 Entomb 4 Obsoletion 6 Nineties 7 Oblivion 8 Standoff 13 Discontent 15 Doubtful 16 Athletic 17 Official 19 Twitch 20 Ration 21 Aligns
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