Telegraph Prize Cryptic #3196

2023-01-22

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Across

7a

Mark is cool with men on manoeuvres (9)

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8a

Meat company in embargo (5)

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10a

Uphill path, a track (6)

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11a

Old coin, item from a long way back? (8)

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12a

Part of eye with ear, ear cut (6)

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14a

Toy, something played on (6)

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16a

Pot with lid off spilling coloured fluid (4)

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17a

Forcefully push boat (5)

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18a

Army in triumph, ostensibly (4)

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19a

Briton given master's degreelucky thing? (6)

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21a

Entertain girl in green, removing coat (6)

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24a

Japanese dish I'm returning, nothing special, finished (4,4)

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26a

Concerned with couple put back together (6)

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27a

20 Down dog? (5)

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28a

Flier over southern oceans, rare bird on course? (9)

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Down

1d

Champion traps a wild animal (5)

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2d

Different wire in separate rocket, say (8)

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3d

Cushion regularly found under head of sleeper (6)

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4d

Brain left fool (4)

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5d

Smashed, drunkard as he drinks bottles (6)

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6d

Infinite spring gone then? (9)

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9d

Sweet flirt toyed with emotions, initially (6)

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13d

Yorkshire river with last of water, drier (5)

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15d

Savage biting arm briefly suffered as if the victim? (9)

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17d

Shakespearean character, lowest part (6)

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18d

Other lip damaged where chopper may have come down? (8)

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20d

Rough, rocky ground in which article is buried (6)

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22d

Language very similar, though not entirely (6)

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23d

Earliest tree on street (5)

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25d

White stick (4)

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