Telegraph Prize Cryptic #3158

2022-05-01

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Across

1a

Bridge across one country (5)

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4a

Rubbish out on a lawn, initially (5)

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10a

Offensive item in news report (8)

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11a

Low communist tied up (6)

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12a

Become a criminal, shining light! (6)

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13a

Friendly leaders of African tribe parting eventually (8)

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14a

Excellent, icing on the cake? (7)

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16a

Fancy 'ooter polished off (6)

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17a

Part of song about Egyptian god (6)

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19a

'Fresh Air', song title in Italy (7)

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21a

Creamy white oil man stirred, containing silver (8)

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22a

Drink with tongue, did you say? (6)

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23a

Priest sozzled in bar (6)

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24a

Those on trolley perhaps, anxious when lying back (8)

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25a

Yet, anything but sparkling? (5)

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26a

Partial input, terrible total (5)

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Down

2d

Judicious puritan not disheartened (7)

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3d

Without supposedly responsible adults driving train, pair sent off the rails (2,4,8)

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5d

Sport that may be dividing neighbours? (7)

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6d

If so, lifting of dumb-bell might be easy for man on moon (9)

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7d

Rock where hard seeds turned up (4)

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8d

Invasion and occupation: boy on mission to claim crown, primarily (6,8)

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9d

Seven steep rocks on peak in Tanzania (6)

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15d

Five with fresh binding, broke (9)

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18d

Scottish team in English county, by the sound of it? (6)

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19d

Carefully look boy up, newspaper seller? (7)

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20d

A job on outskirts of Lilongwe for evangelist (7)

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22d

Rich drunkard (4)

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