Telegraph Prize Cryptic #3021

2019-09-15

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7a

Sale I find, after negotiation, agreed upon (9)

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8a

Tongue: deer has one (5)

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11a

Touring America, rebel surprisingly OK for further employment (8)

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12a

Prepared to be fired, being biased (6)

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14a

Feed stranger after first of friends (6)

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16a

Heart perhaps in rogue broken by lover, finally (4)

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17a

One feeding relative rice, for example (5)

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18a

Act that may backfire just the same? (4)

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19a

Just so optimal, every second in paradise (6)

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21a

Sluggish swim, rubbish doing the backstroke? (6)

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24a

Bit rough originally within party (8)

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26a

Drinker maybe rudely allowed to bring glass (6)

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27a

Visible in Finland, Estonian mountain range (5)

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28a

Device on tree with pin broken (3-6)

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1d

Fine political leaning (5)

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2d

Engine fitting bloke covers if worn out (8)

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3d

Very bad, like a candle? (6)

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4d

Worker ending on stretcherbitter? (4)

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5d

Smashing sorcerer (6)

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6d

Red alert activated about posh chap messing around? (9)

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9d

Bird evidently short of breath, briefly (6)

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13d

Sucker ultimately taken in by ridiculous plan (5)

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15d

Hesitant female changing (9)

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17d

Pass, then stretch out to go round a keeper (6)

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18d

Ball-player demonstrating great skill, one salivating? (8)

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20d

By the sound of it, ancient Briton chosen (6)

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22d

Ignore dodgy neighbourhood (6)

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23d

Women only saving methose chaps are macho! (2-3)

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25d

Catch slow-mover that hasn't started (4)

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