Telegraph Prize Cryptic #3016

2019-08-11

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1a

Fear operating in theatre? (5,6)

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9a

Sad having swallowed a chick, it seems? (4,2,3,5)

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11a

All kicking off in alley, some bully out for bad-boy tag? (4)

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12a

Demon discovery with buried treasure, ultimately (5)

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13a

One side walked out (4)

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16a

Ability to look all right in rowing team (8)

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17a

Jack provided feedback at the outset, seeing charge list (6)

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19a

Being worn, clutch to be dealt with later (2,4)

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20a

Tongue that's segmented (8)

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22a

PM's predecessor certainly out of control (4)

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24a

Not entirely unusual, a scandal I'm afraid to say (4)

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27a

Silly charging a tenor for old song (9,5)

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28a

Unite political party, terribly isolated (11)

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Down

2d

Person seeking conflict resolution causes one to reach for hanky? (14)

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3d

GolfI lost (4)

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4d

Escape taking in an elevated window (8)

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5d

Popular worker being dealt with (2,4)

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6d

Song that man mentioned (4)

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7d

Curious pleasure trip on Saturn, for example (8,6)

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8d

End of exciting race, still perfect (5,6)

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10d

Fruit ending in tin, on average around about fifty (5,6)

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14d

Horse stock last seen in cavalry (5)

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15d

Sweets also found in outskirts of city (5)

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18d

Most important king, perhaps, in a line (8)

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21d

Cash in, some counterfeit (6)

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25d

African country remaining (4)

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26d

Simple building discarded (4)

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