Telegraph Prize Cryptic #3113

2021-06-20

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8a

Further belligerent action entertained by US president (7)

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10a

Journalist consumed by endless lethargy, wreck (7)

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11a

Train seen going off the rails, seriously (2,7)

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12a

Piano: one for each musician (5)

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13a

Push something fragile away from the edge? (3,2)

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14a

Arrest American, part with shackles (7)

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17a

This promise kept by irascible fox (9,6)

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19a

Semi-precious mineral that's terrible put back in container (7)

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21a

Again supply weapons to attention-grabbing marines? (5)

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24a

Newspaper perhaps, vital thing (5)

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26a

Three American points for this in gold leaf, I gathered (5,4)

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27a

Russian dynasty with country in range, dropping back (7)

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28a

Bird has fight after fight (7)

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Down

1d

Where one could be at work, away from work cooler! (6)

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2d

Opera gig playing musical exercise (8)

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3d

Step in road when buggy backed (10)

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4d

Articulate team in the US (9)

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5d

Suggestion about start of return journey (4)

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6d

Little food? That makes one cry (6)

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7d

Stir Scottish dish (8)

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9d

Action that may be reversed? (4)

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15d

Inform about a communist agreement that's fair (6,4)

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16d

Single number? (5-4)

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17d

Spade perhaps gathering up most of box, food container? (8)

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18d

Extremism very much on track under extreme characters in Zimbabwe (8)

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20d

Set up some semi-German system that's ordered (6)

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22d

Country in West Africa, lake also mentioned initially turning up? (6)

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23d

Glass fallen, smashed, though not entirely (4)

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25d

Relative fool (4)

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