Telegraph Prize Cryptic #3126

2021-09-19

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1a

Moment back (6)

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4a

Ooze inside pipe clearing (8)

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9a

Take great pleasure in dip (6)

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10a

Fish isn't swimming, ashen in Florida? (8)

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12a

Jack, say: knave about right! (4)

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13a

Directors twiddling thumbs, reportedly? (5)

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14a

Gas one converted, nitrogen (4)

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17a

Lacking good judgment, mad using dinner to welcome leader of Conservatives (12)

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20a

Painting, say, expression of enjoyment in hold, performing acrobatics (12)

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23a

US state without a hope's captured (4)

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24a

Heartless line ending great story (5)

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25a

Record by that man, old song (4)

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28a

Cooler hugs with energy in dance (8)

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29a

Sign Mussolini, megalomaniac, somewhat taken aback (6)

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30a

Resolution X passed by a municipality (8)

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31a

Hard work, an advertising phrase (6)

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Down

1d

Tidy tree aloft (6,2)

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2d

Bill's partner has carried peer around a US state (8)

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3d

Feature one runs occasionally (4)

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5d

Pub with ale gone unfortunately, last of bitter drunk (8,4)

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6d

Flier tucked inside newspaper, neglected (4)

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7d

Country's literary king's one up (6)

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8d

Two articles supporting chap in South American country (6)

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11d

Place above hand for last stretch (4,8)

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15d

After uprising, country has embraced southern religion (5)

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16d

Attack with stone, roughly (5)

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18d

Enthralling work of engineer? (8)

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19d

African eating crusts on pasty, remarkably (8)

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21d

Help-yourself food, big hit (6)

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22d

Loud weapon standard, by the sound of it? (6)

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26d

Uplifting stuff, brandy (4)

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27d

Those eventually attacked, lowering heads, duck (4)

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