Telegraph Prize Cryptic #3190

2022-12-11

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1a

Good old fashion designer, stimulating (7)

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5a

With sun going in, shoot bird (7)

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9a

Our hero in a state unfortunately, appear distraught (4,4,4,3)

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10a

Repetition of cheers for so long (2-2)

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11a

Choose stout (5)

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12a

Score in cricket chased (4)

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15a

Sharp jerks after exercise, possibly (7)

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16a

Builder of muscle in feeble editors (7)

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17a

Colourful band in front introduced by artist (7)

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19a

Study country's borders on arrival (7)

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21a

Colours fade (4)

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22a

Iraqi city Arabs designed (5)

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23a

Warm arms going round (4)

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26a

Dizzying flight from Paris, as articles flying all over the place (6-9)

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27a

Take away first of trunks, transported back (7)

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28a

Just punishment is required after revolutionary observed stealing millions (7)

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Down

1d

Track circuit breaker? (3,4)

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2d

District record broken by bit of a swimmer, a competitor as yet unbeaten? (7-8)

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3d

Bit before N-Z? (4)

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4d

Training device still wobbling, on being secured (7)

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5d

Noises made by animals importing meat in island country (7)

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6d

Miss out jump (4)

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7d

Long time to wait for June's ice cream, might you say? (1,5,2,7)

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8d

Lost diamonds proved an irritation (7)

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13d

Key near cat (5)

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14d

Jolly drunk (5)

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17d

Blend in colour dismissed (7)

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18d

Thingummy with a hollow shaft, broken (7)

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19d

Concern there's pressure guaranteed when leader gone (7)

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20d

Drunk missing the stage? (7)

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24d

Information gathered, quite upset (4)

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25d

Unfinished theatrical production shot (4)

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