Telegraph Prize Cryptic #3112

2021-06-13

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1a

Fly down something with a neck (10)

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6a

Smack overly diligent student by one's ear? (4)

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9a

Rubbish salesman a dog perhaps witnessed on the retreat (10)

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10a

Rule not starting soon (4)

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12a

Serve ace: something funny about that? (4)

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13a

So judge has nothing to hide in that place (9)

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15a

Implicit message, obvious one (8)

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16a

Trial in old era, disorderly (6)

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18a

Cross line of taxis in empty city (6)

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20a

Meat market: drain running back alongside one (8)

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23a

Standard elevation ultimately in further plan (3,6)

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24a

Animal in shock, by the sound of it? (4)

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26a

Gilt books for relation (4)

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27a

Set including rosemary and basil originally in, sayhere? (4,6)

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28a

Christmas in no time, school ends (4)

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29a

Letters sent out after backing of rule in place of financial dealings (4,6)

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Down

1d

Deliver container for fruit, perhaps? (4)

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2d

High step, better (7)

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3d

Beautiful, as may be a low blow? (12)

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4d

In honour of a police operation, raising one's glass (8)

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5d

Numbers of Germans were untrustworthy? I'm not sure (6)

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7d

Get a little sweet (7)

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8d

Cut red line, not squiggly (10)

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11d

Frank discussionbetween red queen and king, perhaps? (5-2-5)

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14d

Power on train affected, without a doubt (3,7)

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17d

Writer's piece screened by channel, might one finish another off? (8)

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19d

Cook elated about new way to serve pasta (2,5)

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22d

Last word I caught written up for film (6)

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25d

Bird in flight on knife-edge, rising (4)

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