Telegraph Prize Cryptic #3209

2023-04-23

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1a

Wise guy hurt, plonker initially poking nasty wound (11)

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9a

Play one of those perfect union men (2,5,7)

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11a

Long, first of holes in one (4)

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12a

Opening bars in Spain troublesome (5)

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13a

Cordial evidently unrefrigerated? (4)

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16a

Reformed sinner, he is put in sacred place (8)

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17a

Country where Tibetan priest, losing head, follows God (6)

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19a

Run through beginning of recitative in musical work (6)

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20a

Diagnose rash in US city (3,5)

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22a

Fire pocket (4)

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23a

Frightening, as armpits may be? (5)

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24a

Squeeze toe on massive giant (4)

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27a

Wonderful to be far from our home? (3,2,4,5)

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28a

Easy job coming to stop in building unit (11)

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Down

2d

Football club, northern champions at the top in richest team formed ultimate in plutocracy? (10,4)

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3d

Lippy daughter seen in French street (4)

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4d

Eager boy finally in paid work (8)

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5d

A wild horse on the beach (6)

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6d

Exclamation of disapproval about a job (4)

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7d

Politically unstable country needing a hand? (6,8)

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8d

Common, 120 for a dollar it seems? (1,4,1,5)

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10d

Toy in pile at worst malfunctioning (5,6)

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14d

Try joke (5)

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15d

Bent, also breaking through (5)

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18d

Game over in league, stuffing knocked out (8)

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21d

Food served with bangers that is for old club (6)

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25d

A croft briefly seen in the distance (4)

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26d

Bread bundle (4)

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