Telegraph Prize Cryptic #3205

2023-03-26

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Across

7a

Art nicely surreal? Yes! (9)

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8a

Best stuff written about English (5)

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10a

Country seized by thug and autocrat (6)

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11a

Design container in which kept a tropical fruit (8)

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12a

Mint wrapper (6)

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14a

Month bound to be pandemonium (6)

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16a

Some supermodel sent back a slipper? (4)

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17a

Controlling authority in check, by the sound of it? (5)

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18a

Meat, not a sausage at Lord's? (4)

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19a

Pop singer Fitzgerald's dish? (6)

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21a

Cool, like a vinyl record? (6)

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24a

Couple allowed jewellery (8)

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26a

Lovely new design of shield (6)

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27a

Equally ready for help (5)

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28a

Fastas a speeding bullet? (4,1,4)

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Down

1d

Shelf left on side (5)

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2d

Usual position, 'arsh (8)

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3d

Greeting sailor, take hostage (6)

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4d

Fielding position's dropped catch? (4)

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5d

Relatively fair (6)

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6d

PM a cheat, so I gathered (9)

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9d

Opera's male drivers? (6)

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13d

Bag flimsy, splitting in the end (5)

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15d

Winger's cross to bear! (9)

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17d

Race about done, finallyare you kidding? (6)

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18d

Abominable serving of food with bad filling (8)

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20d

Cupboard key? (6)

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22d

Very many minions, but no leader (6)

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23d

Royal meeting lucky person, cap doffed (5)

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25d

Follow story in audio book? (4)

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