Hello solvers, and thank you once again for taking the time to grapple with my monkey business. If you solved it - or you enjoyed what you solved - go ahead and hit the like button above and feel free to let me know how you got on. In the meantime, here's the wash-up:
ACROSS. 1A. Shorten "Biden" = JOE, remove a central letter from "Starmer" = KE(I)R.4A. Shorten "question my sexuality" = AM I GAY?7A. "Former partner" = EX, reversal of "great deal" = LOT.
DOWN. 1D. "Monkeys" = APES, below "Jack" = J.2D. Cryptic def.3D. Deletion of "drug" = E from "I doubt it" = REALLY?5D. "Minutes" = M, outer letters of "inbox" = IX.6D. Shorten "continue" = GO ON.