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12/13 across What Trump apparently failed to do before bombing Iran, leading to absurd stark messiness (4,10). Hints welcome 🙏

Something you do before any hazardous event . Schools do them before class outings, say.

Took a while to get there but thanks Malone 😃

Think I've got something wrong here. For 2 down 'creepy thing's organ need an artificial covering' (6), I have eyelid. But that makes 10 acr .e.a.f..(8) which I just cannot fathom. Clue is 'dire doctor attending each day - not quite satisfied'. Have I got 2 down wrong?

More to the side of the head

Doh! Of course! Appreciated Raffles

Cheers Bauble 👍

5a) to nail it for this issue

Lot gets Mike off after e.g. pulling out (6)

?I?M?T - i can see the word Kismet, but can't parse

Anagram ('off) of ' gets Mike' after you take 'eg' out (eg pulling out)