Telegraph Prize Cryptic #3203

2023-03-12

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8a

Which person comes to a stop? (4)

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9a

Winner smashed (3)

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10a

Ed Banks dead happy! (6)

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11a

Group granny knocked over in French city (6)

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12a

Tip back mixed drink (8)

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13a

Remarkably hip soul, me: accent that's fine and clipped (6,9)

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15a

Island composed by Gershwin? (7)

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17a

Spirit that is observed on board ship in pictures (7)

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20a

Old mechanism in car's weird: scheme failing (10,5)

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23a

Surface that's huge covering borders in Egypt (8)

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25a

Not okay being warm, possibly? (6)

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26a

Field something round (6)

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27a

Sailor in fact a rating (3)

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28a

Wine took off (4)

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Down

1d

Literary group becomes ragged on the radio? (6)

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2d

Pressure on what could be the atom (8)

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3d

Painting of kettle and cake (9,6)

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4d

Pleat pinned by boy, firmly attached (5,2)

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5d

Cheese on conventional board game property (9,6)

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6d

Repeated words making chap with skill uplifted (6)

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7d

OT character in trouble, vindicated (4)

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14d

Weed with no name, ultimately (3)

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16d

Show what goes over one's 'ead? (3)

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18d

Deal with eccentric king or queen, say (4,4)

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19d

Train due, ETA adjusted to accommodate first of cancellations (7)

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21d

Little pig, quite possibly, in play? (6)

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22d

Say, I'm so amazingis that it? (6)

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24d

Roof off chicken housesoh dear (4)

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