Telegraph Prize Cryptic #3099

2021-03-14

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1a

Bandaged by feathers and straw, that man in good health (4,3,5)

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9a

Fluid including oil drained next (9)

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10a

Power punch (5)

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11a

Traditional UK general election time bound to be chaos (6)

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12a

Hired gun: twin fools in for it? (8)

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13a

Cut ends off old sausage roll, the worst piece (6)

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15a

Wrap up certain short series (8)

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18a

Blatant placing of elderly relative in annexe? (8)

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19a

Party great for gossip (6)

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21a

Hero getting cold in water, on the retreat (8)

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23a

Tiresome court procedure (6)

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26a

County pack members overheard? (5)

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27a

Bully sees girl is pinioned by rubber ring (9)

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28a

Bird demolished pretty morsel (6,6)

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Down

1d

Brought into disrepute, fed up getting made wrong (7)

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2d

Big effort, one going on foot (5)

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3d

Small vehicle in row with estate after crashing (3-6)

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4d

Correct current passed up (4)

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5d

Eminent American ruler of empire (8)

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6d

Officer doubling up on a drink (5)

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7d

Chilli, for example, flavour of the month? (3,5)

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8d

Part of chest, one drawer out of it (6)

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14d

Tough knots lay there (8)

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16d

American flower in Rhode Island, giant swallows also (3,6)

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17d

Creator of new design put hole in wrought iron (8)

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18d

Loud, like lightning? (6)

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20d

Bad leg I gathered, who cares? (3,4)

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22d

Virtuoso with record on the radio? (5)

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24d

More slippery, every other bit of pitch, I hear (5)

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25d

Huge number of limbs, arguably? (4)

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