Telegraph Prize Cryptic #3057

2020-05-24

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7a

Short break: is one inspiring? (8)

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9a

Somewhere in Texas, a vessel from America? (6)

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10a

Particular time in novel ideal (6)

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11a

Secreted in chancel even, this ordinal (8)

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12a

Bit more than a crust earned? (5,3,6)

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15a

See predicament (4)

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17a

All suspicious about nothing, end of story true (5)

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19a

Push aside cakes, passed to the left (4)

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20a

Teenager a bit zonked working for Ginsberg etc (4,10)

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23a

Defender put on boot for illicit payment (8)

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25a

Be quick to pen a word of encouragement (6)

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27a

Cloak catching on for gangster (6)

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28a

Trying to rise, shattered crossword setter (8)

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Down

1d

Egg protected by four geese (4)

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2d

Land a chap dug up after father (6)

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3d

Available officer ultimately in charge (4)

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4d

Cake put away in France once cut (6)

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5d

A cry for help about top material that's dangerous (8)

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6d

Successful person has squeeze on old writer (6,4)

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8d

Found in room, tatty bag (7)

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13d

Clear up and bin rubbish? Not for a sovereign! (10)

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14d

Senior party on the money in Tokyo (5)

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16d

A youth moving to catch knight, then king, cheers (5,3)

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18d

Half of chop thrown in, is one tempting for dog? (7)

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21d

Pottery worker, one looking to keep third in kiln (6)

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22d

Bird dropping first of eggs in the long grass (6)

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24d

Tackle hard friends and acquaintances (4)

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26d

Military leader's fallen off potty (4)

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