£100 prize to the first correct solution opened on 31st January 2025.
Across
1 Establish the dimensions of Bill? (7)
5 Be an arsehole, making beer unavailable (4,3)
10 Who went off with Helen's capital? (5)
11 Take the piss out of Starmer's right wing? Cyclops would, with one filthy clue! (8)
12/15dn. Advice to the untalented ambitious: keep slogging away 9 to 5? (4,4,2,3,3,3)
13 Get horny? (4)
14 Tits and bum – cool! (7)
16 Prize face-ache, Rishi? Mostly (7)
18 African city's been wrongly holding back stake (7)
20 Kamala at the end: second, in an inferior position and in pieces (7)
22 A summons opened by prosecutor, which should come up with the goods (4)
24 High bailiff at end of day shows warmth (10)
27 Underestimate and omit to get end away with arbitrator (8)
28 Perform in between activities (5)
29 It's often forced, Luvvie-style background conversation (7)
30 Reputation of peer throttling trade union leaders (7)
2 Blast, former political organisation is on rocks! (9)
3 Swagger is way to be in an enduring state of sexual arousal (5)
4 As Putin's short-lived PM lacks time to meet the editor (7)
6 Screwing tip: end with husband being thorough! (2,5)
7 Bag by Brown: fashionable, sweet thing (9)
8 Iron Lady's first to get over being criminal (5)
9 See 25dn.
15 See 12ac.
17 One bagged by brazen Prescott, getting Gove's rag (9)
19 It's worse getting round lobby's entrance – peer should vacate it (7)
21 One of King Brian's themes? (7)
23 Sun: "Fancy Posh!" (5)
25/9dn. Have experience on the house? Be my guest (4,4)
26 Criminal finally given elastic tape, executed a caper (5)
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