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Across
- 8. Family girl becomes head of state (4)
- 9. Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em — not this one (5)
- 10. The Simpsons release the sons to demons (4)
- 11. Fire a mad gent having one ... (6)
- 12. ... “fur crate restoration break” (8)
- 13. Earl revs badly resulting in failure or setback (8)
- 15. Formally dress English royal with honour (6)
- 17. Have some policemen heading secret service (7)
- 19. Spoilt tea (3,4)
- 22. Close down to tighten clockwork spring (4,2)
- 24. Royal heir has rhea and duck preparation (8)
- 26. Conceals old boy's remedies (8)
- 28. Fly sets in hollow thistle (6)
- 30. Chat, at first, to a student leader of Kampucheans (4)
- 31. Entertain Indian university's chief of examinations (5)
- 32. A type of earth containing chlorine and in the beginning, yellow to some extent (4)
Down
- 1. Telephone for a piece of jewellery (4)
- 2. Place fruit on head? That leads to monstrosity (8)
- 3. Goods packers' trunks for pugilists? (6)
- 4. Dance around and mix cards (7)
- 5. Graduate Record Examination: an assessment to become “All time best” (8)
- 6. Winner of first Valentine, on radio (6)
- 7. Fight disparity to some extent (4)
- 14. Collie wandered around without leash, initially, and got some bacteria (1,4)
- 16. Dark lawyer's brief acknowledgement (5)
- 18. Clark Kent revises surname with some panache (8)
- 20. Spectators' dance — i.e. University dance (8)
- 21. Person behind conspiracy to kill Caesar and an old Pope held by secret police? Quite the contrary (7)
- 23. Remove carbon from French drug (6)
- 25. Fast boat's trimming device (6)
- 27. Attend and trounce (4)
- 29. To start with, some car accidents result in mark on the skin (4)