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No. 789 by Cyclops, Issue 1634
£100 prize to the first correct solution opened on 18th October 2024. private eye crossword


Across
8 Knight heard to prepare for copulation, is overcome (8)
9 Bishop in court case, showing group loyalty (6)
11 Chief takes Roger in hand (5)
12 Having a narrow view of someone coupling in the sack (9)
13/20ac. What many an oldie will lose with Bury on fire: settlement (6,4,7)
15 See 21ac.
18 Fleshy part of organ, flipping trouble, flower! (7)
20 See 13ac.
21/15 Despised people put on this ... this terrible tip (8)
22 Supporter of ministerial arses (5,5)
25 Slight possibility of chef with can of nuts (3,6)
27 Protrusion from mangled genitalia (5)
29 Good opening for the nobility (6)
30 Protestor's thing: getting round Rex (8)

Down
1 Most unlikely pleasure centre provided (2,2)
2 Test shows: "Rather boring, endless diarrhoea" (3,3)
3 Ex-PM, playing lyre, gets the wind (9)
4 Superior type of southern prick going topless (4)
5 Playboy found under dead old seafarer (5)
6 Faulty vibrator (end dropped off)
, ultimately unsafe, failed (8)
7 Eye after this seductive look (4)
10 Pain self-administered for as long as you live (8)
13 The nation used to be all over the French (5)
14 Standard Trump-style speech? Outrageous! (8)
16 Breast chain, just a small one (5)
17 Visually challenged, I (loudly)
had sex (9)
19 Low-down lawyer swilling gin (8)
23 This state shuns cover-up (6)
24 Swindler makes Sun pay attention (5)
25 Operatic character missing first wild party (4)
26 Island fit-up (4)
28 Grey, say, almost before one's time (4)


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