Telegraph Prize Cryptic #3216

2023-06-11

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8a

Footwear on your bike, did you say? (4)

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9a

Female cells in Govan neither opening nor closing (3)

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10a

Nobleman coming in to New York, not far off (6)

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11a

Poet skint, zero pocketed (6)

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12a

Figure crack in the pan fixed (8)

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13a

The ground ain't electrified (8,7)

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15a

Country put into trouble, so thoughtless (7)

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17a

Tap out wrong letters in slightly obscure exercise (7)

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20a

Fast, as crowd on feet? (4,3,8)

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23a

Wisest hunter hosts a presentation (8)

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25a

Delicious eats heading for oven, very warm (6)

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26a

Boy in underground network? (6)

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27a

Blade has sliced head from swine (3)

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28a

Biblical garden in Gethsemane deadly, looking back (4)

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Down

1d

Ask for amount of electricity (6)

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2d

Price on grotty old sheep's cheese (8)

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3d

Film lost in hurricane? (4,4,3,4)

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4d

Dismiss bank worker (7)

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5d

Astronomy in part confusing, take what help you can get! (3,4,2,1,5)

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6d

Have a go at munching a starter of Irish sausage (6)

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7d

Singer dismissing case of English composer (4)

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14d

Drink buddy knocked up (3)

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16d

Priest evidently leading Israelites, initially (3)

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18d

A part mixed with wet, running liquid (3,5)

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19d

Look inside trophy for shell (7)

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21d

Whole testament I put in before (6)

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22d

Fairly sure thing! (6)

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24d

Highest note raised in test (4)

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