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Across
- 7. Ring friend for a precious stone (4)
- 8. Rebelling National Guard releases cranky gran and gets lots of praise (9)
- 10. Ute boy is confused? Certainly! (3,3)
- 11. Stun, intoxicated beadle holding last letter, a couple of times (8)
- 12. The French king's weird source for the Niagara falls (4,4)
- 14. Monitor lizard found by Ann in Indian state (6)
- 16. 'Cos, alien model appears in convoluted clue (7)
- 18. Modified rapiers for an ambitious person (7)
- 21. I, a famous Soviet security chief, get Portugal and Spain (6)
- 23. Russian leader's military upgrade cut short for consuming slaughtered hen after some zakuska (8)
- 25. Who bawls irritatedly for lavabo? (8)
- 27. On edge, Mao's worried about benign tumour (6)
- 29. Criminal female joins European secret police’s elite section, initially, and comes clean (9)
- 30. Lug novice to nobleman (4)
Down
- 1. Contemporary pout is awkward on romantic encounter (2-2-4)
- 2. Robert takes possession of left sphere (4)
- 3. Orient queen for festival (6)
- 4. Spoke in low and inarticulate voice,"Mother lost blood" (7)
- 5. Quantities of compounds containing silver with a bit of europium (8)
- 6. Explorer encountered during India-Zanzibar voyage (4)
- 9. For starters, new yellow lingerie's on tough elastic material (5)
- 13. Yeomen Warders have no complaints for consumer (5)
- 15. His ma converted some followers of Christianity (5)
- 17. No agency can make a toxic compound (8)
- 19. Ere mover moves in for good (8)
- 20. Dishevelled ibis lit in capital city (7)
- 22. Famous voice actor's established network between Bunny and Coyote, to start with (5)
- 24. Sign up for silent revolution (6)
- 26. Sharpen gardening tool without strain at last (4)
- 28. Hammer part, possibly manufactured by end of June in prison (4)
