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No. 827 by Cyclops, Issue 1672
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Across
1 Tight arse hiding in view (6)
4 Understood there are no bounds to simplicity (8)
10 Being wed, concealing small bill is far from welcome (9)
11 Jerk I had – quite tasty (5)
12 Big shot with the Spanish treasure, keeping quiet (Trump wants it badly)
(5,5,5)
13 Rubber party act by Frenchman? (6)
15 Drug-taking Russian leader, ultimately bleeding-heart liberal! (7)
18 Container to check shag's over (7)
20 One quarter Scottish, they casually make cuts (6)
21 Bush method of taking down a dictator, not hard – "Sonofabitch is dishonest!" (5,3,7)
25 Dope mum has ball (5)
26 Turn Conservative and rise – it'll make you so much cooler! (4,5)
27 Bloke had to enter cryptic clues programme (8)
28 Litany from Trump: "war ends!" – yeah, right! (6)

Down
1 Prick meets northern reject (5)
2 Tip of septic member getting blue – withdraw! (5,4)
3 Party's left unceasingly arse over tip (5)
5 Cops turn up during dinner getting physical? (7)
6 All your remaining cash to endure ex-Tory minister? (4,5)
7 Needing to get end away, a prick set out for island (5)
8 Ex-PM, combination of Cruz and Bush? (3,5)
9 Smear fudge round testicles initially to produce flow (6)
14 Break by court, between two dates, which goes with the flow (9)
16 Ballsed up in the large community race (9)
17 Experiences beginning of individuality in kinky speedos (8)
19 Kiss of life helps to get Irene waltzing (7)
20 Mo's back (6)
22 Balls and member hard – that's vigour! (5)
23 Come again on meeting bastard (5)
24 Sun-originated, maybe also Republican (5)


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