Telegraph Prize Cryptic #3017

2019-08-18

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Across

7a

Old relic is around fragments (8)

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9a

Aggravate player of forty-five, perhaps? (6)

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10a

Words on parting very much in need of a trim? (2,4)

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11a

Plant fake diamond, possibly? (8)

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12a

Might one paint colours on flag? (8,6)

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15a

Investment in torpedo, shocking money (4)

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17a

Beat time having raised orchestral baton, first of all (5)

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19a

Energy cut briefly, bounce back (4)

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20a

Utter pro then, in developing driving skill (5-5,4)

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23a

NCO regarding body (8)

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25a

Straight into touch one steps (6)

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27a

Composer bringing cheer initially: fancy a lift? (6)

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28a

Magic writing skill (8)

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Down

1d

Very popular old wine (4)

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2d

Doctor was lifted down (6)

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3d

Bit of a looker, flower girl? (4)

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4d

After fun spoiled, mood wrong (6)

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5d

Car's left in road, see, abandoned, nothing having been stolen (8)

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6d

Winger tucking contract inside leaflet (10)

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8d

Raise staff get, finally, after month (7)

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13d

It's marked up in butcher's or baker's, for example (10)

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14d

Trunk also packed with last pieces of our belongings (5)

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16d

Two instruments for dance on deck? (8)

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18d

Irish spirit has been ordered (7)

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21d

Sovereign, foreign currency for job (6)

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22d

Knot tied at the top corner (6)

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24d

Record composer listened to (4)

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26d

Number involved in agnosticism on the rise (4)

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