Telegraph Prize Cryptic #3143

2022-01-16

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Across

8a

Trump crude, reportedly? (4)

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9a

Vase: lid knocked off in wind (3)

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10a

A peak quantity (6)

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11a

Teach swimming group (6)

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12a

On bagging last of five tries, go over (8)

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13a

Rule three was broken touring nick (4,3,8)

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15a

Lack of interest rare in period of economic growth (7)

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17a

Train heading for Exeter expected to carry animal (7)

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20a

A dish for one whose work is groundbreaking? (10,5)

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23a

Left locked in closet, for thrills (3,5)

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25a

A meal in odd bits of grub, sweet food (6)

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26a

One encapsulated by colossus in Venetian artist (6)

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27a

Digit, two or eight, originally (3)

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28a

Deity hurting back (4)

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Down

1d

Strength shown by leaders in Scottish church inspired by cross (6)

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2d

Certainly US force catastrophic under head of operations (2,6)

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3d

Do me a favour, you're trying to extract the wrong tooth! (4,3,5,3)

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4d

Relative ignoring a book, fiction (7)

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5d

Dressmaker perhaps: in fairness he'd go for tailoring (7,8)

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6d

Young child, also cut, comes to (6)

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7d

Responsibility no one else's? (4)

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14d

Held up by zoologist, a rare animal (3)

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16d

Avian with head shaved hunting bird (3)

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18d

Regions free within island (8)

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19d

Old weapon broken by the new weapon (7)

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21d

Not just amusement park failing to open (6)

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22d

Primarily coloured material in possession of young artist? (6)

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24d

Wicked, with an audience upstanding (4)

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