Telegraph Prize Cryptic #3077

2020-10-11

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7a

Still needing bailing out, rowing crew in craft (7)

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8a

Futile to save more? (7)

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10a

Paying close attention playing football? (2,3,4)

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11a

Wine good: far from it! (5)

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12a

Supplied with guns, 'urt (5)

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13a

Topping energy, Argentine leader and I (9)

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15a

Dodgy test conducted, fixed (7)

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17a

Man after pub nuts (7)

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18a

Model in weapon of justice, oath (5-4)

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20a

Brother, one cooking chips, we hear? (5)

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21a

Corner fish (5)

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23a

Chap having locked up drink in it, brings key (9)

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24a

Lower digit to eight initially: so it has been entered wrongly (7)

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25a

Poet certainly reflective about suffering (7)

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Down

1d

Measure heart-breaking period? (10)

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2d

A selfish desire established (6)

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3d

Poor hit (8)

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4d

Stop creating a palindrome? (4,2)

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5d

Pick conference item for visit again (8)

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6d

Bird caught by hunter, naturally (4)

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7d

Graduate in son is that incompetent as retail worker (4,9)

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9d

Rich, as painter's lovely model could be? (7,6)

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14d

How medicine may be taken, gulping one drink first (10)

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16d

King nowhere to be seen, Greek lass ordered gifts (8)

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17d

Capital in early stage of development, a nuisance (8)

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19d

He asked for more meat after starter of offal (6)

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20d

Assembled, mine exploded, finally (6)

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22d

Shine, good and deep (4)

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