Telegraph Prize Cryptic #3139

2021-12-19

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1a

Group of waiters prompt, did you say? (5)

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4a

Acid test: Ireland shuffled mess around (9)

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9a

Ship buried within ancient ground, always there (9)

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10a

Pole working for tycoon (5)

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11a

King referring to case of mogul in citadel (7)

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12a

Good puzzle for cook (7)

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13a

A rule about parking on some mountains (6)

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15a

Morning sickness beginning to grate in house (8)

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18a

Sizzling hot banger? (8)

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20a

Beer, big hit (6)

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23a

Fruit a necessity, as on the counter (7)

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24a

Male has broken tool person held (7)

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26a

Space behind a duck (5)

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27a

Different pincer up, nipping old rodent (9)

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28a

Go and strip in game (9)

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29a

River runs through marquee (5)

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Down

1d

Sucker bringing fleet onto beach (9)

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2d

Host entertaining my clients, embarrassing everyone initially (5)

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3d

Slope in squiggly foreign letter (7)

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4d

Seafood pieces about right (6)

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5d

Key left under form of granite (8)

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6d

Walking in the morning, sparkling stuff (7)

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7d

Dread playing with wicked, reckless type (4-5)

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8d

Reach Apennines, for example (5)

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14d

Red spike in root, twisted (5,4)

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16d

Works performed by company, object to show (9)

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17d

Penniless criminals finally caught (8)

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19d

Second ruled out, begin to crumble (7)

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21d

Offensive, a flavouring by the sound of it? (7)

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22d

Attack price levied for service (6)

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23d

Sour note (5)

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25d

A group of players whispered remark (5)

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