Telegraph Prize Cryptic #3003

2019-05-12

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1a

Skate on thin ice and feel the heat? (4,4,4)

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9a

A desire to join team next door (9)

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10a

Beast having developed horn, one in the middle (5)

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11a

At last, coldish animal is less cold maybe (6)

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12a

Double feature cheers (4-4)

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13a

Stay at home after mare runs wild (6)

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15a

Owner of trunk, black: large carrier going abroad (5,3)

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18a

Lighter trains, so going off the rails? (8)

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19a

Run through composition including Rigoletto's opening (6)

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21a

Top location of Welsh bay (8)

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23a

Increase pace, winning (4,2)

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26a

Bulky tipple (5)

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27a

Scatter pasties I'd cooked (9)

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28a

Sad OAP brings invalid travel document (8,4)

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Down

1d

Breakfast chef possibly criminal (7)

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2d

In the area, person sailing away (5)

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3d

Potential winner, aga great and powerful (9)

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4d

Suddenly get the wrong impression, guessing initially (4)

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5d

Body exposedbetter explain? (5,3)

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6d

Second broadcast about race (5)

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7d

Winger's bedtime drink? (8)

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8d

Issue clear in poem (6)

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14d

Corn: capacity for another vegetable? (8)

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16d

Seeing red fish, first of trawlers going in (9)

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17d

I cast aspersions on native of Borneo, for example (8)

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18d

Performance limiting company's approach (6)

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20d

Articulate as retired journalist? (7)

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22d

Musical opening embraced by consort, nicely uplifting (5)

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24d

Around bottom of sundial, a shoot coming up in Spanish square (5)

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25d

Wine in Rioja's tiresome (4)

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