Telegraph Prize Cryptic #3188

2022-11-27

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Across

1a

Scent wood inside solid figure (7)

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5a

Consume bird (7)

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9a

Hit knowing service easily broken? (9)

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10a

Disrespectful behaviour in dressing? (5)

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11a

Offer here (7)

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12a

Commendation priceless originally, it is beyond praise (7)

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13a

Performer, greatly appreciated, pranced about (3-6)

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16a

Some thinner vessel, bottle (5)

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17a

Sweet fighter, cut (5)

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18a

Where police may have stopped car, a driver finally stepped out (5,4)

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21a

Ice giant turning around rapidly, awesome initially (7)

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22a

Leader in form has messed up the race (7)

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25a

Commotion in Idaho, Ohio quite the reverse! (3-2)

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26a

Old Hollywood actor as central in play (9)

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27a

Those in attendance go off (4-3)

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28a

Fine petticoats, firstly, neatly embroidered (7)

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Down

1d

Tilt, then tilt upward, front of plane (7)

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2d

European river running through Oslo, I realised (5)

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3d

Slight injury in horses, did you say? (5)

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4d

Flexible seal shattered with little jerk (7)

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5d

Part of track for the night train? (7)

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6d

Drunken beast and I declined drink (9)

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7d

Washer beneath in concrete, lifted up (9)

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8d

Western supporter hasn't started fight (7)

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14d

Ceremony before a dreary do (9)

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15d

On camera, I mixed drink (9)

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17d

Heavyweight cannonball? (3,4)

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18d

Black stuff in hole visible at night (7)

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19d

Each number raised, taken down (5,2)

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20d

Left on ship, fish for show (7)

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23d

Another time when article put in a drink (5)

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24d

Large building no longer available to rent, well upset (5)

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