| ACROSS | DOWN |
|---|---|
| 1 Meghan’s alleged means of making a living is… (7) | 1 A new post… (7) |
| 5 …to hang on when you're no longer welcome… (7) | 2 … on Saturday following FF! (3,7,5) |
| 9 …until the gravy train stops! (3,3,2,3,4) | 3 It’s ages since… (4) |
| 10 Blockage caused by the vax …. (4) | 4 …we had tales… (7) |
| 11 …unleashes a holy war! (5) | 5 …about exiles Harry and Meghan... (7) |
| 12 Unpleasant mark in the underwear… (4) | 6 …doing bondage! (4) |
| 15 … of men with no balls! (7) | 7 Like Diane Abbott in a hung over state? (5,10) |
| 16 Rear of a horse usually… (4,3) | 8 I gave up… (7) |
| 17 …seen running round in Liverpool! (7) | 13 … giving you goosebumps! (5) |
| 19 Substitute is… (5,2) | 14 It’s the ultimate way… (5) |
| 21 …at the back… (4) | 17 …of keeping up with the news! (7) |
| 22 …having a Guinness! (5) | 18 Catches them… (7) |
| 23 Original sin was … (4) | 19 …making a messy noise… (7) |
| 26 …law made in Westminster! (3,2,10) | 20 …endlessly! (3,4) |
| 27 Have a poke… (7) | 24 Aliens… (4) |
| 28 …then finishes with call girl! (5,2) | 25 …are sooo boring! (4) |
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Solution to Crossword No. 249
Across
1 Whinger 5 Royalty 9 Frostbite 10 Untie 11 Layer 12 Nutmegged 13 Disruptor 16 Bated 17 Jihad 18 Indonesia 20 Henpecked 23 Sauté 25 Sated 26 Kidding me 27 Nurofen 28 Engaged
Down
1 Waffled 2 Irony 3 Got around 4 Reign 5 Reentered 6 Your 7 Litigates 8 Yielded 14 Sphincter 15 Thick skin 16 Banishing 17 Johnson 19 Axehead 21 End of 22 Dodge 24 Ungag
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