Telegraph Prize Cryptic #3133

2021-11-07

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Across

7a

One drink like another? Two can play at that game! (3,5)

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9a

On the beach remains source of metal (6)

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10a

Breed anxiety (6)

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11a

Braless predators of South America? Huge number! (8)

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12a

As here, initial letters ordered so? (14)

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15a

Statistics collected together, a bit taken aback (4)

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17a

With narrowest of leads in cricket match, build hastily (3,2)

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19a

Telephone cartel (4)

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20a

Engineer putting in a seal, strip of sticky material (10,4)

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23a

Swimming in sea, dog was distressed (8)

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25a

Deliberately miss Italian title, having thrown away lead (6)

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27a

Female twit in fiction (6)

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28a

Superficial wound comes with it, first of cuts (8)

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Down

1d

Huge pile of cash, unused (4)

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2d

Break part of arm, did you say? (6)

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3d

Cry from attention-seeker stuck in maze, youngster going the wrong way (4)

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4d

Bulb glowing and radiating light is coruscating, first of all (6)

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5d

Book hour hosted by ship's guide (8)

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6d

Sweet thing right to invest in crooked game? (6,4)

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8d

Scrambled brain? I'm cooler (7)

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13d

Hero in England, I'm a maverick (7,3)

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14d

Reversible doctrine? (5)

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16d

Exploding, no star is lighter! (8)

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18d

God fastens underwear (7)

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21d

Pioneering surgeon one catalogues, might you say? (6)

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22d

Sunbed, possibly, in old money (6)

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24d

Channel avoided, reportedly? (4)

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26d

Free to defend a surprise attack (4)

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