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No. 830 by Cyclops, Issue 1675
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Across
1 Gladly accept healthy, endless orgasm! (7)
5 Lot gets Mike off after e.g. pulling out (6)
10 Dire doctor attending each day – not quite satisfied (8)
11 Craft that is revealed by addict (6)
12/13 What Trump apparently failed to do before bombing Iran, leading to absurd stark messiness (4,10)
14 Coming before one dodgy pseudo religious organisation (4,3)
16 Press turned up – say no more (4)
18 Depressed, wife's left – needs an advance (4)
19 Miliband is sentimentally holding views opposed to the official line (7)
22 Political position of the woman revealed in Tonight broadcast (2,3,5)
25 A wee disclosure (4)
26 Husband roped into breaks in London feature (6)
27 Simon had to be sacked, correct? (8)
28 Lampoon staff residing in Settle (6)
29 No faith in diplomat (he is Mandelson)
(7)

Down
2 Creepy thing's organ needs an artificial covering (6)
3 Check cocaine's on the decrease (9)
4 "Load of crooks contributing to Obama fiasco!" (5)
6 Elected merely to take on Trump's immigration team? Wrong (9)
7 Note skimpy attire on male (5)
8 Rather slim hotel boozer in shit, sadly (8)
9 Mean Donald, finally locked up (6)
15 "Less than American" journalist could be better employed (9)
16 Adult (not Democrat)
rudely interrupts ex-veep – a Trump trait (9)
17 Community? Whips not bothered (8)
20 Token gains wasted by Labour's leader (6)
21 Feature of Balkans aspiring state (6)
23 House Republican's baseball success (5)
24 Initially take exception to embracing politician's allure (5)


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