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No. 786 by Cyclops, Issue 1631
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Across
1/8dn. King Charles casually poaches English premier gardener – she'll no doubt blame the Tories (6,6)
4 Lover-boy Macron, disconcerted, about to change direction (8)
10 Pompous relative Ed is fussed about nothing (9)
11 Incredibly supple pensioner's initially missing a beat (5)
12 Uniform: force needs to get rid of unflattering cap (5)
13 One ball I've injured, with one wrapped on hand (9)
14 Heap of grass gives tense American a hit (7)
16 Italian's nutsack strained after getting end away (6)
19 Starmer welcomes start of honeymoon stage with cool indifference (6)
21 House's continental cat piss (7)
23 Fellow with one ball, right erotic performer (9)
25 With leader changed, scrap crew (5)
27 Being comparatively sexy, not hard to be a fish-eater (5)
28 No longer decline an order to twerk? (6,3)
29 Bully is next to introduce rate change (8)
30 Bar – one's quiet paradise? Not quite (6)

Down
1 Doctor, I had sex, needing only half of my erectile state (8)
2 See 18dn.
3 Need scoop desperately? Here's a means of invading privacy (9)
5 Ham's finished at function (7)
6 "Kamala-Trump ends with lap dancing!" shock (5)
7 Mark's erect, able to screw (9)
8 See 1ac.
9 US haircut given by doctor, an aggressive sort (6)
15 Number two's prompted by its relaxation (9)
17 Maybe Georgia fell about somewhere in the palace? (9)
18/2dn. Poll turnover article by Hunt – get on with it! (3,2,3,5)
20 Miserable Cameron on being replaced by a bastard: "Grim" (7)
21 Minister's arse tucked in (6)
22 Labour's elite ultimately wanting to get in a newspaper (6)
24 Bloody transporter having a ball before highway mishap! (5)
26 Good omen, sacked proprietor (5)


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