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Thank you! I might have solved it if I had correctly identified “Johnson’s end” as the “n”, and not the “s”! Doh!

Thak,s Treiziste, glad I could help. Yes, sneaky punctuation can catch us all out at times!

This has been one of my less successful attempts at the Eye crossword. Am stuck on the 2 big ones 10/12 across "Private Eye corrupt - sue em!" snapped conservative-biased government institution( 2,7,5) and 26/8 down. House rules often ignored - "poorly concocted found to lack precision ultimately" I keep thinking this latter on is Code of Conduct but can't figure why. Help please!

Code of conduct looks right. Anagram (poorly) of conducted found minus the n of precision

Alvin, 10/12 the 'Private Eye' gives the first word, similar to Cyclops giving I or Me (an abbreviation) and the rest is an anagram.

26/28 Is Code of Conduct. I think it's probably an anagram with the last letter of 'precision' dropped, of 'conduct concocted'. I haven't checked, I have today's puzzles keeping me busy!

For 10/12 across, think American rather than British government. Remember that 'Private Eye' is often a code for 'we' or 'us' and you'll get it as an anagram.

Good man yourself malone

Gotcha Ginkeroon

Alvin, glad we could help!

Almost done, but stuck on my last 3, none of which has been mentioned on here!

6a Skilful operation - no blokes's work! (6)
I have O?U???

3d Outing a dopey thing to do (4)
???P

28a Reduced commercial trade in trouble - Vladimir's first to butt in (6)
?D?E?T
Looks like it must be advert or advent (because of the V) but neither seems to mean reduced, and I can't fully parse either of them.

I also can't parse 17d (though I have the answer from the crossers, I think!)
Take steps to overturn state cut-back (5)