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No. 791 by Cyclops, Issue 1636
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Across
1 Little attempt to restrict second government department (8)
5 Chief, Cyclops is linked to drugs rings! (6)
10 Roman ice houses – hysterical! (5)
11 Labour leader eagerly starts wearing shift for a dare (9)
12 Those who oppose any moves against speakers (9)
13 Lammy's latest lie about Department's return (5)
14 Pun about helper working as a volunteer? (6)
16 Penis somehow working, for which granddad is grateful? (7)
20 Cyclops's sex with fed – "Ape!" (7)
21 Biden finally steps into local mess: "Always ready to do duty" (2,4)
24 In the middle of one, Gnome all but flips (5)
26 Hard-headed Republican elicits a reaction (9)
28 Second family, fine material for Scrooge (9)
29 See 2dn.
30 Ex-PM's on edge – chaos! (6)
31 Tear drop shed for Al-Fayed type? (8)

Down
1 Left wing group has little time to take on males heading corporation (8)
2/29ac. Condition added to butter by overprotective government (5,5)
3 Supposedly like Starmer's party, it's pathetic! (9)
4 Chancellor's first real cock-up: restricting child reduction (6)
6 Rock 'n roll pioneer Bush? (5)
7 State of inmates on getting pissed (9)
8 Secure each day in the pen (6)
9 Herb's an old crown loyalist, one turned republican (7)
15 Arrogance of Post Office managerial head so perverse in sorrow (9)
17 Description of tropical island that gets tabloid smacked (3-6)
18 Orbiter leader dropped drug (7)
19 Reassuring signal – nothing dirty! (3,5)
22 Son, wallowing in hock, gets a cab (6)
23 Political commentator traps disheartened Conservative who got stoned? (6)
25 House before Yvette's last clanger (5)
27 Plot to upend vehicle in races (5)


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