Telegraph Prize Cryptic #3013

2019-07-21

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7a

Bully taking battle-axe around head of opponent (7)

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8a

Joke finished, laugh (5,2)

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10a

Stir cereal as putting in black vegetable (9)

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11a

Seed: relative burying one (5)

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12a

Force isn't weak (5)

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13a

Revolting sweet, it's suggested? (9)

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15a

Typical example ending in Bible, good book (7)

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17a

Gosh, it was meant to be: a Mediterranean island! (7)

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18a

Awful experience with dark horse (9)

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20a

Choral piece starts from music of the Eighties, tragically (5)

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21a

Old Scottish landowner putting one article inside another (5)

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23a

Plain English required in deciphering of integers (9)

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24a

Bunk or beds I strip (7)

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25a

Crossword writer's job disappearing over the horizon! (7)

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Down

1d

Keen to get under catch, very anxious (4-6)

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2d

Ice ball with hardened coating (6)

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3d

Uncertain guarantee protects European Community (8)

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4d

Prison officers, staff on board ship (6)

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5d

Morning sickness good in George III's house (8)

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6d

Divers coming up, one's a seabird (4)

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7d

As is a less stimulating cup defeat, faced in a bad way (13)

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9d

Name for a bicycle coined? (5-8)

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14d

Still unsure where to look for helicopter, for example? (2,2,3,3)

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16d

Tooth end repaired exactly when agreed (2,3,3)

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17d

Reproduction of steel car, most distinct (8)

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19d

Respond to all points covered by extreme characters in anger (6)

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20d

Time difficult to perceive then? (6)

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22d

Area in church, part perhaps extended (4)

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