Telegraph Prize Cryptic #3068

2020-08-09

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1a

Parents on the outskirts of an American country (6)

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5a

Completely destroyed, Dynamic Duo and I wept (5,3)

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9a

Criticise wrinkles in body parts (10)

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10a

Fish with a tail end (4)

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11a

Teas oddly dismissed, posers ordered coffee (8)

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12a

Exposed place for birth (6)

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13a

Reportedly, take off tiny jumper (4)

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15a

Make-up has run, being sloppy (8)

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18a

Superficial type in soak (4-4)

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19a

With difficulty, progress measured, we hear? (4)

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21a

Bun, say: tricky eating one with starter of offal (6)

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23a

Frame in car OK for going abroad (4,4)

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25a

Dog food (4)

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26a

Where athletes randomly entered, no matter what? (2,3,5)

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27a

Primitive mood in philosopher (5-3)

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28a

A bank seen on far side of river, very little (6)

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Down

2d

Gather team as serving drinks (5)

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3d

Learn art in case appearing crafty (9)

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4d

A part of song, hostile (6)

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5d

Somewhere in Somerset, old actress riding thoroughbred? (6-5-4)

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6d

Country history test (8)

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7d

Tube blocked by a coin, once (5)

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8d

In the rawlike a plain salad? (9)

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14d

Immediately, love equally exciting (4,1,4)

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16d

With the current club, confess manacled (9)

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17d

Fresh lemon is put on a pudding (8)

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20d

Originally, birch or yew proving flexible for old weapons manufacturer (6)

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22d

Tree in central part of Europe, white (5)

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24d

Vessel on a lake, artificial waterway (5)

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