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1 Just a bit of power reportedly (4)
3 Pissed off with axe, causing lively exchange (9)
9 "Admittedly gay Republican caught in raid" storm (8)
10 Miss hugging date with elasticated top, figure-flattering wear (6)
11 Elected to do what you should do with vacated city's ruinous state (10)
12/22ac. Admission of promiscuous couple grabbing president's butt in Oval Office location (4,4)
13 Ken's ignoring housing standard (6)
15 Issue with a king's batty aid (5)
18 A snip procedure finally accepted by Guy (5)
20 Going topless, tantalising and giving relief (6)
22 See 12ac.
23 Drugs supplied by alternative comedian – half shit (10)
25 Anytime one goes berserk, there's hostility (6)
26/4dn. Month going without pee (vital organs affected)
: Starmer's pretty low at present (8,7)
27 Sod all entered in unfinished cryptic he ballsed up – fraud! (9)
28 Trainer – ball-crushing female? (4)
1 Grievous action, first of many, getting Private Eye's name in Grauniad leader (8)
2 Banned from also receiving a couple of exam grades (5)
4 See 26ac.
5 For example, filled with goods, like an old chest? (5)
6 Give a whole factory the sack? Crackers! (9)
7 Taste, in horror, Eli's hard-on (6)
8 Ulster's for and against screwing – nice? (8)
14 Not really oneself, smearing gin and tonic on ball (9)
16 People against limitation on energy that you'd expect from a black hole (2,6)
17 Marginalize Number Ten at a disturbance outside? (8)
19 Conservative party, overthrown, appearing in a tense streamed programme (7)
21 Short, topical TV show, nigh impossible and extremely funny (6)
23 Ex-PM getting nothing right – official! (5)
24 Temperature inside excessively hard canine? (5)
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