Telegraph Prize Cryptic #3218

2023-06-25

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1a

Very cold metal in jumbo (6)

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5a

Famous solver's friend in battle? (8)

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9a

Charge I had on running water meter reader found? (4-6)

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10a

Sleeping accommodation that's choice on the outskirts of Durham? (4)

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11a

Jargon surrounding cooker contract (8)

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12a

Ben and Ray, terribly close (6)

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13a

Greek character lost in maze, Tantalus (4)

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15a

Honestly three sheets to the wind, under the table (2,3,3)

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18a

Couple covering grass in competition (4,4)

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19a

Place of refuge where some industrialist retired (4)

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21a

Hand round last of wine before a party (6)

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23a

Drill ending in coolant, wet (8)

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25a

Joint weak when ankle broke, finally (4)

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26a

Alcohol on the house for bohemian (4,6)

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27a

New article about new instrument (8)

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28a

Put off gobbling last of spaghettimight one be? (6)

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2d

Adult picture cut, offensive originally (5)

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3d

Wandering in, Queen and soldier after it (9)

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4d

Not entirely appropriate language (6)

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5d

Don't own right to be a terrible dancer? (4,3,4,4)

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6d

Calm novel set in Rye (8)

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7d

Individuals leaving Jakarta's countryfor another? (5)

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8d

Soldier punched by a filthy general (9)

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14d

Having vandalised loo, inmate charged (9)

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16d

Rose, inelegant drunk! (9)

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17d

Fuel: scent a strike coming up (8)

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20d

Gathered sea has claimed a ship (6)

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22d

Very fine cut, did you say? (5)

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24d

Sound, one coming through feature with two holes (5)

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