Telegraph Prize Cryptic #3225

2023-08-13

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7a

Sweet English writer, incautious (9)

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8a

Nose surgery behind some nasal orifice, primarily (5)

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10a

Slight stain sultanate has covered up (6)

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11a

Male bird split by a chopper (8)

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12a

Party bores a shade blessed (6)

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14a

Perfect sound for broadcast (6)

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16a

Move about in prison (4)

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17a

Rapid writer (5)

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18a

Fund band that's retrogressive (4)

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19a

Kid irritated crab? (6)

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21a

Myth for example written in advance (6)

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24a

Peculiar man lit up, whitish-grey (8)

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26a

Hammer action (6)

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27a

Slow mover's cruise round pole (5)

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28a

Scum in office retiredoh well! (5,4)

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Down

1d

Captured by generalissimo, untethered horse (5)

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2d

Clumsily flail about, when back of heel caught in stumble (8)

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3d

Pharaoh possibly: mummy's bandaged heading for sarcophagus (6)

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4d

Censor inspector in film (4)

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5d

Newsreader's supportive item in the main? (6)

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6d

Opening in door's first covered by dog (3,6)

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13d

Exercise where doctor in need of a doctor! (5)

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15d

Member's supporter hosting tour, young man (9)

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17d

Looking to take out a line (6)

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18d

View girl cradled by parents (8)

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20d

Dialect in soap, it proving incomprehensible (6)

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22d

Seal takes off after first of geese (6)

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23d

Thin layer over top of tapestry broke (5)

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25d

Come across food for the audience? (4)

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