Telegraph Prize Cryptic #3054

2020-05-03

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1a

Throw what remains of tree (5)

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4a

Beastly disease caught by popular playwright (5)

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10a

Written in past, one agenda ancient (5-3)

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11a

Cash for release charged, a bit short (6)

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12a

Batting partner, one who's gone down (6)

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13a

Couple of drinks taken before my game (3,5)

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14a

Sport for a chirpy high jumper? (7)

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16a

Working team OK to receive ball (6)

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17a

Decorative style in gold backed by Chanel (6)

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19a

Transport leader playing on the Underground, perhaps? (7)

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21a

Criminal: villain online nailing two consecutive characters (8)

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22a

Insignificant moment (6)

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23a

Movement: a good one to gatecrash a party (6)

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24a

Chef outlining base for rewriting journal (8)

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25a

Marry fool in duke, ignoring odd bits (5)

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26a

Layer not applicable in hair dye (5)

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2d

Huge flap, heading off after bird (7)

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3d

Person ordering an assortment scoffs a fruit (8,6)

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5d

Corporation worker beginning to get into routine (4,3)

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6d

Flawed sovereign, awfully sour one (9)

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7d

People go quickly (4)

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8d

Certain ablutions queen abandoned (14)

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9d

Over sea, collection of animals sped (6)

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15d

Demolish village and county in two parts of Ireland (5,4)

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18d

Spanish city competed in two complete circuits (6)

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19d

Soup bowls on rather snazzy coasters here, tremendous for starters (7)

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20d

Dance alight (3,4)

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22d

Fail to catch girl (4)

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