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No. 785 by Cyclops, Issue 1630
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Across
8 Arty, virile male, welcomes one after personal problem (8)
9 Throttle head off Theresa? (6)
11 Blue party – pathetic sort (5)
12 Call on criminal to guarantee funds won't be misused (4-5)
13 Offensive type, Roger sags balls (9)
15 Happening straight before Truss's debut (5)
16 Slim sort needs to accept sex is restrictive (6)
18/4dn. Deputy leader of Alaska turned on crooked air marshal (6,6)
21 Sod the world! (5)
22 Soldier wants shag with one knocked out on a routine basis (9)
24 "Bastard party needs right bloke!"– right-wing Tory (9)
26 Flipping one-time great gets award (5)
28 Mediocre cheap housing place providing child care (6)
29 Sun leaving out evil controller (8)

Down
1 Some baby's malodorous crap (7)
2 The woman would – for Slough! (4)
3 One politician finished his shift bankrupt? (10)
4 See 18ac. 5 US writer getting end away? Lecher! (4)
6 Hunt no longer takes opportunity to stagger back (10)
7 It's not tender, filthy lucre today, on vacation (7)
10 Habit of House leader to leave one on Jack's butt (6)
14 Grisly old farmhand – the death of you? (4,6)
15 Minister 'B' caught in mid-denial perhaps (2,8)
17 Big spender wouldn't text part absent member (6)
19 Delay getting Bet screwed in bed (7)
20 Primary fiasco – Democrat replaces Republican with massive erection (7)
23 City needs data on eastern state (6)
25 Speech on housing that sounds familiar (4)
27 Panic causes fellow to cover genital area (4)


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