Telegraph Prize Cryptic #3136

2021-11-28

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9a

Capital never safeguarded by locks, ultimately lost (5)

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10a

Make a comparison, as a legion on manoeuvres (9)

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11a

Back sore at first, one crying (7)

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12a

Guide: one goes on foot (7)

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13a

Century after century by India, restorative (5)

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14a

Blighter's puppet, is one wearing cap? (9)

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16a

Game whose winner won't have had a shot (7,8)

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19a

A hunger to join team next door (9)

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21a

Beethoven's Seventh, a top sound (5)

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23a

Offensive act not in fashion (7)

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25a

Auditor's painting jug (7)

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27a

An on-line figure? (9)

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28a

Monsters of ghastly reputation, enormous size originally (5)

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Down

1d

Part of Macbeth usually like that (4)

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2d

An educational officer on the mountains (6)

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3d

Critical intervention, the police initially stopping criminal activity (10)

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4d

Imitate rock, music genre served up (6)

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5d

Is tango dancing captivating a South American capital? (8)

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6d

Seat is for flat, used regularly (4)

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7d

Indicator by the way in initial letters? (8)

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8d

Keen driver later hoped to go travelling (10)

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13d

Opportunity with a period of boxing for reversal of fortune (10)

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15d

Dribbling Italian wingers in Salerno about to net five (10)

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17d

Let's go with some rocks (8)

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18d

Chocolate: one hardened in minute (8)

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20d

Ace, old and bold! (6)

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22d

City in Pakistan I see inspired by traditional beliefs (6)

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24d

Some land in water, carried towards the surface? (4)

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26d

Wine was revolting! (4)

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