Telegraph Prize Cryptic #3168

2022-07-10

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Across

8a

Mouth opening in Iraq, seeing desert (4)

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9a

Dump reward (3)

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10a

Somehow at home, and otherwise? (2,1,3)

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11a

Bother nocturnal animal (6)

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12a

Young swimmers adept, so swimming round lake (8)

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13a

That tickling must stoppah! (4,4,2,5)

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15a

Tempestuous movement split a party (7)

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17a

Rotten policy, unconnected (3-4)

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20a

Accept that's what to do with beard-grooming product? (4,2,2,3,4)

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23a

Old coin, item out of reach? (8)

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25a

Wild horse carrying leader on desert island (6)

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26a

Huge building, residence capturing heart of monarch (6)

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27a

Military commander addressing General Assembly, first of all (3)

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28a

Unique item of footwear (4)

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Down

1d

One touring a cold country (6)

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2d

Men not raised in island capital (8)

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3d

American flier looks to cover beaches on holiday (5,3,7)

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4d

Observed, as is leopard, say (7)

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5d

Ordinary location of jaywalker? (6-2-3-4)

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6d

Father and Holy Father atop a temple (6)

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7d

Second time for wise guy (4)

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14d

Spirit drunk by tottering inebriate (3)

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16d

Eggs finished, did you say? (3)

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18d

Outsiders in league have penned type of clue for sport (8)

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19d

A horse and sheep in cryptic rearrangement? (7)

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21d

Net mate almost hauled up (6)

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22d

Dizzy ladies, models (6)

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24d

Sadly in arrears, a labourer's given up (4)

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