Telegraph Prize Cryptic #3119

2021-08-01

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Across

8a

Isle, a state (4)

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9a

Today was successful, looking back (3)

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10a

Player of bassoon, or instrument similarly thin, first of all (6)

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11a

Belt holding in a belly (6)

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12a

You've done well: first violin lesson? (4,1,3)

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13a

Become very angry when pest released from grip? (3,3,3,6)

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15a

Is one charged for crime? (7)

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17a

Across a thoroughfare, travel (7)

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20a

Lacking position, though (15)

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23a

Little time to grasp an old, funny old instrument (8)

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25a

Leader is between king and a queen (6)

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26a

Abnormal capers, astronomical length (6)

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27a

Knight, for example, has hair cut (3)

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28a

Long river in Israel I navigate the wrong way (4)

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Down

1d

Possible reason for extra head on everyone (2,4)

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2d

Tailored Croatian item of clothing (8)

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3d

Initially up that tree, pals etc playing (2,3,5,5)

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4d

Nervous crone in tragedy, gutless (7)

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5d

Fashion presenter in rambling hypocrite! (4,4,7)

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6d

Cook particular course, speciality (6)

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7d

Capital of Latvia seemingly obvious originally, looking north (4)

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14d

Top pool that's bottomless (3)

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16d

A match earlier (3)

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18d

Large star in danger, it exploding (3,5)

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19d

Overwhelming disaster, it arising to obscure source of light in the morning (7)

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21d

Top of wall that is hardest to jump over? (6)

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22d

Require lead, shortened by half, for pointer (6)

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24d

Capital of Turkmenistan erased from geography book, woe is me! (4)

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