Telegraph Prize Cryptic #3217

2023-06-18

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Across

1a

Crate in dock transported by bird (6)

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4a

Get up and out back (5-3)

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9a

Time in silence, playing on computer? (6)

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10a

Role exists with an adherent to the cause (8)

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12a

Points made by travellers in Israel after diversion around motorway (3,5)

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13a

Long to see American partner (6)

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15a

Wonderful, not that then? (9,4)

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18a

The way said to incur pain, on being given treatment (13)

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20a

Old units, pieces of copper? (6)

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22a

Beelzebub's punishment, expect him to shoot? (8)

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24a

Garment in a fashionable company stolen by cad (8)

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25a

Planet: go beyond it (6)

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26a

Drawing man, I get out first of crayons (8)

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27a

Sorrowful whistler secured by stake (6)

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Down

1d

Tool that's pieced together? (6)

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2d

Unsophisticated type with hundred to invest in shockingly sour wine (9)

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3d

Little hairy feature bothered the masculine cop (6,9)

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5d

A shade late when disorganised (4)

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6d

Romantic movie opening in part of London (7,4,4)

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7d

Old relative defending a group (5)

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8d

A little puffin, is he drooled over? (8)

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11d

Northbound English ship shortly heading for Latvia, leaves (7)

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14d

Extraordinary detail under roof of Chinese fortress (7)

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16d

Imaginary line, moulds glued on it (9)

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17d

Entire distribution of power in cult, strange (8)

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19d

Seed that's very little, cut (6)

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21d

Big on elasticby the sound of it? (5)

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23d

Gathered by seamstress, a ripped Indian dress (4)

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