Telegraph Prize Cryptic #3195

2023-01-15

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8a

Defender of rights ending in prison in Beirut, unfortunately (7)

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10a

Double serving of sticky stuff with English sauce (7)

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11a

Flash giving off light (9)

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12a

Brown bread for your health, perhaps (5)

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13a

Report politician after first of scandals (5)

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14a

Somewhat inept, unexceptional god (7)

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17a

Relating to food that's good, in a big way (15)

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19a

Container holding Greek letter for someone from Lhasa? (7)

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21a

Detached land has a new tenant (5)

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24a

Part of committee, Thatcherite set (5)

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26a

Crispy rind great, learner digging in (9)

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27a

Stupid, and not funny? (7)

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28a

Bridge: card game (7)

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Down

1d

Standing stones that are turned upright: Stonehenge, earliest of all (6)

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2d

Guests with sex appeal wearing masks (8)

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3d

Shot of brandy about right after country dance (6,4)

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4d

Same agent used for Liberace, say (5,4)

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5d

Gravel and steel (4)

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6d

Idyllic place in Sudan a xenophobe flipped over (6)

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7d

The early shifts, tough (8)

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9d

Change, where level of water up (4)

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15d

Eating out, taking pictures? (10)

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16d

Where smugglers might hide contraband, whatever happens (2,3,4)

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17d

Drive into urban area and make merry (2,2,4)

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18d

Sweet tablet put in water after upset (8)

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20d

Air in the bar, circulating (6)

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22d

Jerk eating Moroccan food (6)

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23d

Light moggy originally in comfortable position? (4)

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25d

Follow roller, heading off (4)

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