Telegraph Prize Cryptic #3095

2021-02-14

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1a

Wrecked with a hyphen? (6)

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4a

Raised platform out back in burn (8)

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9a

A free woman, relatively? (6)

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10a

Labouring serf hugged by good little nipper (8)

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12a

Children's author I see in detail, lacking content (4)

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13a

Bill featuring in play, sycophant (5)

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14a

Wife cheating endlessly (4)

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17a

US car notably breaking the law (12)

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20a

Might that be still belonging to me, a trawler at sea? (7,5)

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23a

A pitch, grey (4)

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24a

Note minister provided, passed to the left (5)

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25a

Point in Moscow established (4)

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28a

Capital I invested in a report, wasted (8)

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29a

Cleaner strand cut by tool, finally (6)

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30a

Appreciation of music in big band stylemight that cause offence? (8)

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31a

Eat for a laugh, did you say? (6)

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Down

1d

Late, avoid failure (4,4)

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2d

Some light bud (8)

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3d

Be up for malevolence (4)

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5d

Draw sword: replace another way (5-7)

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6d

School in Cardiff is horrendous (4)

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7d

Bovine cross in English city (6)

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8d

Jog across the desert, perhaps, for practice (3,3)

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11d

Large drink is raised after six, on seeing problem (6,6)

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15d

Serious charity supporting pious individual (5)

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16d

Sovereign, old coin (5)

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18d

See great waves in cheap accommodation on ship (8)

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19d

Note first of threads in needlework (8)

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21d

Area round university affected everyone here (6)

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22d

Gasp, great idea! (6)

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26d

Heard, painful sound of wild animal (4)

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27d

Design aircraft, shortly (4)

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