Telegraph Prize Cryptic #3031

2019-11-24

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1a

Dictator free from blemish? (6)

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4a

Red priest (8)

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9a

Exam the night before has broken everyone (1,5)

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10a

Dreadful fools recoiling before sovereign (8)

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12a

First of all, Bangkok always has this currency (4)

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13a

Enthusiastic about penning start of refrainthe first notes (5)

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14a

Port ran out (4)

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17a

Decent message about drones, I gathered (12)

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20a

Search in gospel to protect lovewhat's that ? (8,4)

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23a

Castle where villain guillotined (4)

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24a

Silly item oddly impressing granny (5)

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25a

Celebrity like a couch potato, they say? (4)

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28a

More than one saw book? (8)

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29a

Modern painting perhaps showing stretch of Italian river? (3,3)

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30a

Chairs are located in middle of campsite (8)

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31a

Run, taking overnight bags (6)

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Down

1d

Failing ward, it's suggested? (8)

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2d

Witness affair, furious (8)

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3d

By the sound of it, poem due (4)

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5d

Rowdy reacts a lot in noisy squabbles (12)

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6d

Hollow cave on end of street (4)

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7d

Caughtas toe may be? (6)

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8d

Member demolished old Roman governor (6)

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11d

Irrationalsuggesting expensive? (12)

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15d

Negative quantity in heavenly body one mile up (5)

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16d

Aircraft, fifth blueprint? (5)

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18d

Scoundrel about right, willing cheat, say? (4,4)

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19d

As 'Lark Rise' showing ends, reveal basic framework (8)

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21d

Support for young setter, say? (4,2)

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22d

Down second wine (6)

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26d

Shop in which I showed up (4)

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27d

Engine off the rails (4)

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