Telegraph Prize Cryptic #3200

2023-02-19

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1a

Food for cooking dinner gets prepared after one (11)

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9a

In reverse, place a rock in wheels (7)

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10a

One visiting a French apartment, due (6)

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12a

Bird in queue behind rail (7)

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13a

Tailless insect absorbs second bodily substance (7)

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14a

Gong banged finally, dinner say brought round? (5)

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15a

Islander, like chap I dressed in brown (9)

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17a

Incompetent Dan put in, opener finally trapped in cricket game (3-3-3)

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20a

Gift first of lemons in yellow (5)

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22a

Employ too many staff, thousand in Verona, surprisingly (7)

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24a

Eject bags with shallow box (7)

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25a

Fill puzzle (6)

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26a

Made off with bagloot! (7)

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27a

Very little grain? (11)

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Down

2d

Green note (7)

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3d

Fragrant liquid so rare and wet, splashed around (9)

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4d

Cash: bread, though not ready? (5)

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5d

Shops all opening, eight million people outside running in, apparently (7)

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6d

Pilot I suspect circling right capital city (7)

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7d

Unproven belief in fresh start under leader in parliament (11)

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8d

Leave property on Monopoly board (6)

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11d

Communist playing knotty roles (4,7)

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16d

'Ass' infers stupid type (4,5)

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18d

Uriah upset about Victor is grumpy (7)

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19d

Wandering casually initially, I had a day going uphill (7)

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20d

Back African party, well on the fringes (7)

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21d

Ask a page to put on ring (6)

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23d

Relative in fleece instantly turned up (5)

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