Telegraph Prize Cryptic #3012

2019-07-14

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1a

Not much on the bird table? Stone the crows! (6)

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4a

Second small animal in capital city (6)

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8a

Mixture of it with a rum is sweet (8)

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10a

Couple of shockers, one's a mistake (6)

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11a

Weapon confiscated by the peerage (4)

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12a

Voracious broadcasting of banalities (10)

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13a

Washington writer, capital US composer! (6,6)

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16a

Toughas a jumbo, perhaps? (5-7)

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20a

Good story about a very old urn, abridged (10)

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21a

Unnecessarily criticise swimmer (4)

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22a

Band in detailed rug containing first of roses (6)

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23a

Stress in rigging of same ship (8)

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24a

Not much to eat? This is sad to see (6)

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25a

Journalist taking part in foxtrot I deliberately knocked over (6)

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Down

1d

Sailing boats, cutters (8)

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2d

Employment centre in busy period (5)

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3d

Very hot grease in house, finally wiped (7)

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5d

Circling piece, test circles! (7)

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6d

Old man Morgan wrong to gatecrash party (3-6)

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7d

Confusedlike sheep? (6)

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9d

Appallinglike an impossible tongue-twister? (11)

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14d

Present reduction all over the shop (9)

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15d

Officially consider row more jovial (8)

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17d

Nationality in Ireland (and having gone abroad), as I organised (7)

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18d

Coverage of joint record in work at bakery (7)

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19d

Grave pub altercation (6)

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21d

Boat trade (5)

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