Telegraph Prize Cryptic #3194

2023-01-08

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7a

Two banks managed by an Asian (7)

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8a

Fancy better edible grains (7)

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10a

Sugary centre, honey (10)

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11a

Touch instrument that's reversed (4)

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12a

Item of underwear and stick returned by Los Angeles dog (8)

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14a

A book about husband in one's house (2,4)

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15a

Port east of Verona transformed repeatedly (4,3,4)

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19a

Tragedy allowed by amateurish thespian (6)

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20a

Old relative cares not for change (8)

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22a

Energy gone from bloke having swallowed a fly (4)

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23a

Poet, epic chap (10)

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25a

Travelling about, Homer is daring (7)

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26a

Freedom from partner of la bride? (7)

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Down

1d

Lever in line with first of beams joining wheels (7)

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2d

Queen in embrace of Egyptian, Nefertiti (4)

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3d

Cleaned, could he have been dirty originally? (6)

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4d

Capital gains tax cut, roughly zero (8)

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5d

Dead excited? (10)

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6d

Nasty sandwiches back in refrigeratoryum! (7)

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9d

Nikolaos of Greece, say, not Spartan I suspect! (6,5)

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13d

Turn right, then change (10)

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16d

Merciless hustlers out to lunch (8)

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17d

Playwright has inspired a creative type (7)

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18d

Approach snooker shot and fail completely (2,2,3)

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21d

Opening of Christmas presentsomething valuable in it? (6)

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24d

Body of knowledge lost on religious experiences, primarily (4)

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