Telegraph Prize Cryptic #3087

2020-12-20

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1a

Greek character wanting snatch of Messiah played backwards (5)

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4a

Leg put on (5)

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10a

House coming up on end of road (8)

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11a

A Norwegian's principal spruce in NI county (6)

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12a

Model's foot filling a grey, knitted sock maybe (6)

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13a

Trigger in that object I bolted down (8)

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14a

Band welcomed by little cheer (7)

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16a

Possible explanation he fed to politician (6)

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17a

One's interstellar flight (6)

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19a

Fish on left for show (7)

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21a

Looming, like a helicopter perhaps? (2,3,3)

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23a

Condition in full finally accepted by PM (6)

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24a

Designs with gentle touch added to fliers (8)

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25a

Christmas boxes very original (5)

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26a

Crooked, like gardens (5)

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Down

2d

Argument after smashing of bowl easy to understand (7)

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3d

Hepburn character put tree on skip? (5,9)

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5d

Translation of Latin e.g. that's funny (3,4)

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6d

Fighter happy a riot broken up (9)

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7d

Present somewhat uninspiring, I verified (4)

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8d

Hit riding waves, those going in while others out? (14)

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9d

Title thus originally adopted by Scrooge (6)

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15d

Tricky chip is to a green (9)

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18d

Listen out for something sparkling (6)

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19d

Meat product, something hard to swallow? (4,3)

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20d

African capital exciting you, and capital in Europe (7)

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22d

See fruit (4)

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