Telegraph Prize Cryptic #3175

2022-08-28

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1a

Troublesome child in predicament? (6)

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4a

Fighter in soup, what a mess! (8)

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9a

Fiddle about rightfor its cord? (6)

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10a

Very old style adopted by philosopher (5-3)

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12a

Steal bed (4)

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13a

Spoil opening of film after error (2,3)

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14a

Bit of white, a little colour (4)

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17a

Tossing and turning irately, European heard wake-up call (7,5)

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20a

Horrow roar breaking boundaries when flying –­ at this? (5,7)

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23a

Block piece of publicity (4)

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24a

Rabbit on jet (5)

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25a

Margaret has missed starterlike a frittata? (4)

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28a

Wicked sin in Adonis (8)

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29a

Slight backtracking later on, girl admits (6)

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30a

Short of money, son unable to get out (8)

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31a

Party including a show (6)

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1d

Eccentric type after job mailed item (8)

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2d

Fashion designer pinning first of gems on a knitted garment (8)

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3d

Acquire ground as property (4)

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5d

Wherefrom sunbeams descend without warning? (3,2,3,4)

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6d

Container for wine served with a fish (4)

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7d

Design alien world (6)

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8d

Car, where wife put on shoes (6)

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11d

Notepad's pacy new IT tool (4-3-5)

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15d

Insignificant digger, it's said (5)

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16d

Net twenty (5)

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18d

Identify uplifting English tune, Help! (8)

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19d

Marine mammal remarkably large: yes! (4,4)

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21d

Tools passed up the wall (6)

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22d

Shake note (6)

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26d

Label stew (4)

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27d

Eyeball, optical globe looking everywhere initially (4)

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