Telegraph Prize Cryptic #3185

2022-11-06

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7a

Extraordinary thing, word complete (9)

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8a

Noise and energy: wild animal! (5)

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10a

Batter in self-service selection of meals (6)

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11a

Struggling for breath, whoopee vitality! (8)

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12a

Mimic standard drivel (6)

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14a

Shoe for sale, shilling off, tatty (6)

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16a

Fairy tale with a little slimy thing (4)

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17a

Gift from the workers, my dear (5)

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18a

Jumper knitted for grandson, originally (4)

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19a

An element of the police force? (6)

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21a

Beauty, one sealing bottle? (6)

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24a

Monster plant brought back by you and I (8)

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26a

Second dish, no starter (6)

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27a

Cheeky youth's back in Scottish city (5)

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28a

Crime concealed by attendant where parish priest lives (9)

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Down

1d

Class hosting university meeting (5)

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2d

Where night-time photography seen instantly? (2,1,5)

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3d

Person installing equipment in better shape (6)

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4d

Irish playwright certain to get heard? (4)

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5d

Takeaway favourite passed around a square (6)

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6d

Fruit in lemon, gone off (4,5)

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9d

Very competitive in the end entering car race (6)

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13d

Note shot in the arm (5)

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15d

Revealing experience, I said, key? (3-6)

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17d

Marker underlining first of howlers in school (6)

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18d

Time, in making a run for it, passing swiftly (8)

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20d

Rather lovely (6)

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22d

Savour flavour! (6)

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23d

Stoop when Hamlet, say, mentioned? (5)

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25d

New-born animal, filly's offspring appearing little, first of all (4)

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