Telegraph Prize Cryptic #3146

2022-02-06

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Across

8a

Boss cancelled leave (4,3)

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10a

Cool mission ends in hard battle (1,2,4)

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11a

Up in arms, stupid nit drinking like granny (9)

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12a

Tea bags in teacups, for example? (5)

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13a

Maybe Indian uniform on back (5)

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14a

No bother working for figure (7)

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17a

I'm not telling lies: players made blunders (2,4,3,6)

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19a

Tear off after vehicle for entertainment (7)

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21a

City centre in Valencia is chock-a-block, initially (5)

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24a

Spot on one side (5)

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26a

Scent variable rate worse (9)

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27a

Twisting in roots, convoluted (7)

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28a

Read about odd part of sensory organ (7)

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Down

1d

In speech, rattle Arab leader (6)

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2d

Very important figure (8)

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3d

Competitor, sweater down to knees? (4,6)

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4d

Ban hurting landlord, say (9)

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5d

Powder in hospital container (4)

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6d

Amount of beer fed to pet, too kind? (6)

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7d

Chief in plant didn't resign? (8)

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9d

Standard paving stone (4)

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15d

Playwright who's scared of the present day? (4,6)

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16d

Uncertain when foxtrot changing (9)

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17d

Soften meat with care when cooking (8)

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18d

Hot stuff, politician in private chamber (8)

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20d

Old actor giving ground over pictures? (6)

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22d

Plating hot starter of ravioli, happen to eat it (6)

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23d

Capri, perhaps, covered in hotels Italians erected (4)

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25d

Expedition set off (4)

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