Telegraph Prize Cryptic #3040

2020-01-26

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1a

In establishment serving drinks, another empty bottle (6)

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4a

Happy and richas may be image from computer? (8)

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9a

Moneya nicker? (6)

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10a

Mean girl somehow beginning to develop (8)

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12a

Nail course of action (4)

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13a

Greenish-brown mist by lake (5)

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14a

Opening oven, tray's grabbed (4)

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17a

Informedas is a film actor? (2,3,7)

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20a

Gathering container, go off to collect first of gooseberries (12)

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23a

Hold onto unworkable relationship, initially for some time (4)

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24a

Temperature on oven grill (5)

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25a

Food market, we hear? (4)

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28a

On drinking limit, cardinal plastered (8)

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29a

Stick fences in for dog, say (6)

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30a

Cut needed in extra injury (5,3)

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31a

Dire situation adding pressure to match? (6)

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Down

1d

Before last part, raise drink (8)

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2d

Blame a financial centre for greed (8)

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3d

On the radio, channel ran well (4)

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5d

Offering figure solace after stuffing knocked out, might this be simple? (7,5)

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6d

Take out odd parts of both ampselectrical units (4)

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7d

Oxbridge lecturer, important fool (6)

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8d

Water down funnel you invert, all ends in sink (6)

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11d

Old film: cinema gold that's funny in every case? (6,6)

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15d

A model written up for Greek writer (5)

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16d

Wide secondary route? (5)

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18d

Like to claim language is expanding (8)

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19d

Stake put underground, set to rot (8)

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21d

Revolutionary massage for infant (6)

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22d

Some old capital in African country (6)

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26d

Kiss cheek (4)

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27d

By the sound of it, white container for liquid (4)

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