Telegraph Prize Cryptic #3104

2021-04-18

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Across

7a

Reckless daughter, a communist, wicked (4-5)

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8a

Child I located in outbuilding (5)

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10a

Couple of shakes, very little (6)

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11a

Great innings, then dismissed (8)

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12a

Seize brood of chickens (6)

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14a

Almost nothing about it, hard instrument (6)

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16a

Sweet confection here, or candy, first of all (4)

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17a

Sailor, I nearly forgot to say, returning for fish (5)

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18a

Stop baseball team making comeback (4)

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19a

Let me see rose cut in Italian region (6)

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21a

Weed remaining on empty lake (6)

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24a

Fish food: idiot has loads (8)

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26a

Preserve guts (6)

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27a

Bulb illuminated, one working (5)

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28a

Combine treating complex with medicine, ultimately (9)

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Down

1d

Instant blow over documents (5)

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2d

Place for drinkers to get into scrapFrance perhaps? (8)

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3d

Failing, join the opposition (6)

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4d

Select digger (4)

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5d

Seal petition in bag (6)

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6d

Half of tree, flower and cherry stolen (9)

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9d

What's shouted when bowler perhaps claims wicket in Australia? (6)

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13d

Part of feather, one for bird (5)

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15d

Awkward, fake jewellery? (9)

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17d

Number of sailors try to entertain soldier (6)

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18d

Very bright ray bothered one (8)

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20d

Chance hurried complete with header from midfielder (6)

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22d

Present time for medication (6)

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23d

Note on instrument one's played (5)

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25d

Number going into eighteen I notched up (4)

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