Telegraph Prize Cryptic #3214

2023-05-28

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1a

Fruit on top surrounds something on dinner table (6)

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4a

Group picking up pensions, covered (8)

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10a

Shovel down, finish (6,3)

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11a

Old lady's working for builder (5)

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12a

Queen embraced by King Edward, say, lying back in hideaway (7)

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13a

Fit and healthy, he's pain free (2,5)

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14a

Superfluous nuts (5)

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15a

Grounded miscreant, loser probably (8)

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18a

Save after pass that goes over goalkeeper's head (8)

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20a

Silent movie's second animated film (5)

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23a

Server in trouble gutted, nurse has claimed (7)

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25a

Old favourite covering pageor part of one? (7)

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26a

First words in print, romantic (5)

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27a

Coffee came in, or a rum (9)

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28a

Partial coincidence of two girls found somewhere in north-western Europe (8)

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29a

Jittery, abandoned gelding's caught (2,4)

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Down

1d

Better money for chief execs, say (3,5)

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2d

Extra force required, one fired into target on the up (7)

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3d

Offensive sales test devised (9)

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5d

See you in Bavaria? (3,11)

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6d

A discredited name arising, southern French writer (5)

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7d

Some suggest a policy for secret police (7)

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8d

Fool with first of dynamics in tune (6)

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9d

County rebel oddly given under a month to reform (14)

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16d

Introduce new cutting (9)

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17d

Podiatrist's comment? (8)

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19d

Muscle that might be twisted either way? (7)

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21d

Arm waving, one entering seafabulous swimmer? (7)

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22d

West London area taking one on boarddirector's call? (6)

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24d

Show up carrying drink, initiallywine (5)

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