Telegraph Prize Cryptic #3215

2023-06-04

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1a

Sticky and wetas shellfish? (6)

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4a

Small, small nailsa lot (6)

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8a

Punch highe? (8)

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10a

River, black one ebbing in peninsula (6)

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11a

Briton ends in Wales: charabanc to Newport (4)

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12a

Impressive witness going off (3-7)

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13a

A bore, possible reason for apparent expansion of corporation? (7,5)

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16a

Best cricketer, sayspinner? (6,6)

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20a

Scream with delight about a pop banddecent fare? (6,4)

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21a

Old sovereign is backing father (4)

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22a

Bone set briefly, bust in the middle (6)

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23a

Gas ring, note, on the blink (8)

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24a

Sort of heady years, the best period (6)

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25a

A selection of articles, therefore, for book (6)

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1d

Full figure? Chap regularly quick to conceal it (8)

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2d

Backs in Barcelona football game never sit on the ball (5)

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3d

Staff will confiscate the dodgy weapon (7)

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5d

Capital E x 3, did you say? (7)

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6d

Queen bringing two little boys into line turned up (9)

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7d

Scrawny local dressed in the blue (6)

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9d

Worker on plant remarkably green: so true! (4,7)

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14d

Convention in country adopted by all thieves, literarily? (9)

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15d

That woman has welcomed a native of Australiabravo! (4,4)

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17d

Revolutionary school in London joins a club (7)

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18d

German discipline evident, having finished off opening German beer (7)

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19d

Compress fruit (6)

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21d

Beastly sin? (5)

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