Telegraph Prize Cryptic #3076

2020-10-04

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1a

Ridiculously small fish cut by father from the back (8)

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5a

Peace brought by saintly light in outskirts of Stockholm (6)

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10a

Very happyas Robert Peary may have been in 1909? (2,3,2,3,5)

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11a

Offer for model (7)

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12a

Second empty volume published, leave (4,3)

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13a

New against old capital (8)

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15a

Authority, morally justified (5)

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18a

Fix yours truly, with bandages (5)

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20a

River entering a statestate of the US (8)

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23a

Amount of freedom secure, set to return (7)

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25a

Guided a jerk round fortress (7)

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26a

Batty aunt promoted war in fanzine or blog, say? (11,4)

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27a

Untidy novel revealing quality? (6)

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28a

Ready, man in corner, for example (3,5)

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Down

1d

Bad day up, year looking tired (6)

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2d

Thinking small amount allowed, bitter (9)

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3d

Help kind guards up onto roof of penitentiary (7)

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4d

Hunt weapon (5)

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6d

Float carrying you and I, still (7)

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7d

Caterpillar going somewhat slowly (5)

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8d

Consider referee stealing captain's heart (8)

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9d

Rhinestone, perhaps, in Irish plant (8)

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14d

Scary, a leader in London providing weapons (8)

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16d

Work ignored, as striking (9)

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17d

Fifty-fifty chance secure, suddenly lose control (8)

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19d

Mouse, where homeowner puts her foot down? (7)

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21d

Anything but bottom, high bid (2-5)

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22d

Second shelf for slipper? (6)

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24d

Impaled, blush? (5)

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25d

Con fleeing certain Greek island (5)

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