Telegraph Prize Cryptic #3049

2020-03-29

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Across

8a

First opportunity (7)

flowerflowerflower
10a

Stress being male in the house? (3,4)

flowerflowerflower
11a

Symbol featuring on top of English coin (9)

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12a

Boss hasn't finishedthat's a mistake (5)

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13a

Comforting word right within you (5)

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14a

Short passage not including covering letter, ultimately (7)

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17a

Hitherto, elegant forms exposed (2,3,10)

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19a

Impressive, a city in Georgia (7)

flowerflowerflower
21a

Pocketed by OAP, age-related communications device (5)

flowerflowerflower
24a

Organone breathing? (5)

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26a

Revolutionary penning article after proper lecture (9)

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27a

Head of silver, if not grey (7)

flowerflowerflower
28a

Book has the ability to offend for a startmight one blow one's top? (7)

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Down

1d

Soak up solidified lemony dessert (6)

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2d

Passion around contests, most substantial (8)

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3d

Intensity in shocking scenes with fire (10)

flowerflowerflower
4d

Principals of colleges evident in photo, working for US university (9)

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5d

Superior sweets with a twist (4)

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6d

Speakerone's barking! (6)

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7d

Rat steered off, heading for rathole (8)

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9d

Spirit bottles a beneficial thing (4)

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15d

Mashed pear in cold cheese (10)

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16d

Sporting rarity, huge winger? (9)

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17d

How photograph in the dark is taken immediately? (2,1,5)

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18d

Porker, chap always finding time for excessive drinking? (8)

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20d

Flexible donation to charity (6)

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22d

Newspaper seller carrying edition with odd parts censored (3-3)

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23d

Black-marketeer sending big guns over (4)

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25d

Reportedly true film (4)

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