Telegraph Prize Cryptic #3156

2022-04-17

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Across

7a

Fighter beaten up was hot (8)

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9a

Country: one moving with urgency, did you say? (6)

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10a

Absolutely not where I put sock! (2,4)

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11a

Drop, then fix, mug (8)

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12a

Cold ice on can sprayed around middle of dirty dish (6,3,5)

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17a

Flower in back of plot, unwanted plant (5)

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19a

Dear: slash price in the end (4)

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20a

Comprehensive where castle may have gone? (6-3-5)

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23a

Prude finding liar most devious (8)

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25a

Failing, move to the other side (6)

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27a

Build higher foundation, for example (4-2)

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28a

Article stopping tooth decay in birds (8)

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Down

1d

Pit animal working in extremes of poverty (4)

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2d

Walk in street, then turn round (6)

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3d

Outstanding poem recited? (4)

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4d

Line of latitude runs into field (6)

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5d

Private, secret I broadcast about love (8)

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6d

Old capital lifts heart of Dutch queen (10)

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8d

Loyalist group kept in touch (7)

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13d

Penny in Angola, the new 50p is like this (10)

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14d

Patent finished on sixth of inventions (5)

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16d

Bully has broken heart: and all fingers and thumbs! (8)

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18d

European city needs empty road developed (7)

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21d

Icy edge in sight (6)

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22d

Rowing crew steer ahead of bridge (6)

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24d

Mark, irritating little thing (4)

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26d

Cook a little quiche, finally (4)

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