Telegraph Prize Cryptic #3145

2022-01-30

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1a

Gutless Swiss caught by sword remains petrified? (6)

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4a

Lovely top mark realistic, first in Russian bagged (8)

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9a

Animal is generally undernourished, and needing affection primarily (6)

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10a

Step welcomed by wise contemporary (5-3)

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12a

Fortitude in little bits? (4)

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13a

Bar celebration backfires (5)

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14a

Very rare offensive (4)

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17a

Stuck in ditch, an outing ruined for climber (8,4)

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20a

Name in heading dead stupid, reason kept secret (6,6)

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23a

Enthusiastic about switching it on (4)

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24a

Short fibre in a tangle (5)

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25a

Drink punch (4)

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28a

Names changed, including individual plants (8)

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29a

Unknown number visiting European city retire (4,2)

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30a

Party elected to punch crony, bully (8)

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31a

Pen top on rubber in shade of pink (6)

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Down

1d

Acceptable target in 'Test Your Strength' or 'Hook a Duck'? (4,4)

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2d

Counterfeit note of debtor banked by team (8)

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3d

A little bonsai on Asian island (4)

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5d

Double jeopardy has caught people almost entirely off guard, initially (12)

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6d

Shake pebble (4)

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7d

Black bird, hunter (6)

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8d

Old rotten tree in West Country city (6)

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11d

Let your hair down more, chaps, little time for feeling of uncertainty! (12)

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15d

Step one nailed by luminary (5)

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16d

Dude, try fruit (5)

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18d

Monorail gag? (3-5)

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19d

Alarming shifts, disputable (8)

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21d

Super sorcerer (6)

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22d

Empty sheet, paper for school class (6)

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26d

Number working, twelve (4)

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27d

Cuddle old author (4)

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