Telegraph Prize Cryptic #3043

2020-02-16

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Across

1a

Fruit pulp (6)

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5a

Route round town is near? Don't ask me! (6)

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10a

Sulphur in proper crystal (5)

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11a

Vegetable extract on hand (9)

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12a

Smaller cut at the front by doctor, one working in theatre (7)

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13a

Item wrapped up here (7)

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14a

Note about a balance (9)

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17a

Bit on back of horsehock, for example? (5)

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18a

Daughter carried by Irishman in old chair (5)

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19a

I approach home properly (2,7)

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21a

Waffle, sweetened food (7)

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23a

After refurbishment, a centre put on performance again (2-5)

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25a

Marrying? Dump in future! (9)

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26a

Kid drinks last in bottle (5)

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27a

Offending jewellery on sovereign (6)

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28a

Figure with sore back, delicate (6)

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Down

2d

Pretty? I couldn't agree more! (5)

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3d

A door's opening, calling for entrance (9)

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4d

Run of diamonds for old poet (5)

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5d

Emperor a bit overwhelmed by the hard stuff (9)

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6d

Get on someone's nerves, training the night before (5)

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7d

Result closer in reorganised game, ultimately (9)

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8d

Rest praised, having ignored a drunk (6)

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9d

Girl bagging rubbish for David, say? (6)

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15d

Location of two maidens in solstice? (9)

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16d

Winger coming up with flashy stuffthis skill? (9)

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17d

Rotten food scoffed by new owner (4-5)

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18d

Wood arranged neatly (6)

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20d

Rope seen in frigate, the rigging (6)

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22d

Fighter beginning to back-pedal, one in defence (5)

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23d

Just politically traditionalistic (5)

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24d

A portal in marble, for example (5)

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