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No. 812 by Cyclops, Issue 1657
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Across
7 Small sculptor's Burn with Suppressed Lust (8)
8 Stupid intrusive time announcer (6)
9 Balls squeezed by Bentley? Getting wood! (5)
10 Farce: came explosively (good for the skin?)
(4-5)
12 Moved to declare "bollocks"? (9)
15/13dn. Minister: crazy lady, mad with MI5 (5,5)
17 Intriguer Henry, caught by Camilla, "I've screwed around" (11)
21 Kate, say, changed political sides initially? True (5)
22 Raging: "Endless shit, endless twaddle, little entertainment!" (9)
24 Ruthless competition when boxer put away another boxer? (3,3,3)
27 Crap UK karaoke hosts "genuine" (5)
29 She's about to embrace 'new' Cyclops? "Get knotted!" (6)
30 Canine's organ too too hard initially (8)

Down
1/26dn. Slush fund ultimately takes the piss out of the police? (4,4)
2 Minister left with rising anger when pressed by Conservatives (6)
3/28dn. Loopy thing awfully keen to nick fellow in balls (4,4)
4 Despairing American-backed island police force needs a lift initially (8)
5 Isle's broadcaster on ecstasy (4)
6 It facilitates motion without shifting (7)
7 Get tight (6)
11 No life in this rogue state (7)
13 See 15ac.
14 Bent, did a granddad dance? (7)
16 Utter failing to crush ball (5)
18 Officers must cover genital area by end of the Fall (8)
19 Deflated by peer, this baron takes steps (7)
20 Cutting end off diplomat's tie (6)
23 Excited fellow feeling arrogant (6)
25 Quite ready for a romp? (4)
26 See 1dn.
28 See 3dn.


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