Telegraph Prize Cryptic #3174

2022-08-21

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Across

1a

Punt taken on fish shop (6)

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4a

Start of May, end of three months for elected representative (6)

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8a

Behind closed doors, centre is being refurbished (2,6)

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10a

Pirate for example mean, as furious (6)

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11a

A picnic eaten at seaside, yummy first of all (4)

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12a

Perfectly chaotic boarding jet (10)

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13a

Top off beerwith this? (6-6)

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16a

Unresponsive period from Disraeli, once ruffled (5,7)

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20a

A cake put on cloth for urchin (10)

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21a

Company surrounded by money (4)

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22a

Part of New York where Mahler composed (6)

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23a

Item of clothing stolen by boy or dog (8)

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24a

Plain fish cut by doctor (6)

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25a

Top island (6)

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Down

1d

A French girl in East London location, small house (8)

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2d

Minute within fifteen years (5)

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3d

Somewhat towards arm (1,6)

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5d

Slip-on shoe ultimately designed for Greek character (7)

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6d

Restaurant in old club welcoming queen (9)

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7d

So, that seems unlikely (6)

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9d

Taste of sugar, say: one floats up when cooked (11)

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14d

Jack: boy in sheet (9)

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15d

Bitterness one day encapsulated by a lament (8)

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17d

Rich, say: odd million invested in wine that's brought over (7)

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18d

British in Foreign Legion, common (7)

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19d

Empty vessel filling another? (6)

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21d

Vulgar, vacuous character, fool (5)

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