Telegraph Prize Cryptic #3030

2019-11-17

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1a

Drink in brother's bar, after cutting back (6)

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5a

Pointer tossing rubbish around playfully at first (8)

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9a

Study poem rejected by poet, trusted friend (10)

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10a

Use force to remove shoe (4)

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11a

Again transfer rule-breaking fool (8)

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12a

Reversal of routine important for country (6)

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13a

Hit on the turn, a soldier (4)

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15a

Remains hanging around auberge in France, perhaps (8)

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18a

Create broadcast on film, and so on (2,6)

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19a

Red stains by one's ears? (4)

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21a

Horror film's introduction, okay (6)

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23a

Over bit of fish I cast (8)

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25a

Starter of organic root vegetable turned over in sauce (4)

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26a

Long canine used, sago roughly cut by fang, regularly (7,3)

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27a

Old crack in wood? (8)

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28a

During attack, foreign article put down again (6)

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Down

2d

Taking lid off bottle, pour forth drink (5)

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3d

Blur face, but so grotesquely (9)

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4d

Little room in English county with hi-tech (6)

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5d

Digger initially going in faster, as annual repairs concerning underground line? (3,7,5)

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6d

Primate taking lunch in Merlot, say? (5,3)

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7d

Musician and cake decorator? (5)

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8d

Restaurant worker in battle that is grasped by both hands (9)

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14d

A fine period at hospitalresult! (9)

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16d

Lovely, nasty surprise (9)

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17d

Throw black rock like that into container (8)

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20d

Where entertainment had dismissing opener, not cricket! (6)

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22d

Crude measure of old (5)

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24d

Bug turning up in silo, certainly (1,4)

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