Telegraph Prize Cryptic #3051

2020-04-12

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1a

Unspectacular flag on marsh (3-8)

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9a

Language in foreign glen I don't speak! (7)

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10a

Turn one's nose up at garbage (6)

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12a

North African city, more spicy (7)

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13a

Pine front for yew weapon? (7)

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14a

Raise head on effectively having missed alarm call? (5)

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15a

Worry about garden party, hosting one where grounds will be soaked? (9)

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17a

Sailor accepting work, figure a good wage? (3,6)

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20a

Upsetand in pieces? (3,2)

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22a

Reasonable plate of slime? (7)

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24a

Cooker isn't switched on (7)

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25a

Feeling resentment, drink (6)

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26a

Wrong I can't put right, accommodating old lover (7)

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27a

Cooking ingredient, gluey drops plastered round end of spoon? (6,5)

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Down

2d

Opening provided to invest in gold and diamonds (7)

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3d

Round leader in parliament, Charles I scattered guards (9)

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4d

Just over four weeks: a male finally out of danger (5)

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5d

Dead skilful cushioning punch internally (7)

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6d

Ridiculous bug has overwhelmed relative (7)

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7d

Focus of interest US money, balance required on time (6,5)

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8d

Kept up by bonehead, negative plan (6)

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11d

Top taste, we suspect, with old vegetable (5,6)

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16d

Number embracing country ceremony (9)

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18d

Clause for and against one, thus (7)

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19d

Time to put out dog, originally neglected (7)

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20d

Given copper plating, detest a castle (7)

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21d

Protection for head which has squeezed in (3,3)

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23d

Some time without love on North American lake (5)

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