Telegraph Prize Cryptic #3227

2023-08-27

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Across

1a

Tied oddly, the cardinal bound (8)

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5a

Laugh and cry (6)

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9a

Cured meat in pate can't spread (8)

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10a

Bachelor blessing primate (6)

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12a

Initiation of fear, certainlywith this? (6)

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13a

Smart with scarf on, acting the peacock? (8)

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15a

Just arrived, cake for youth (7)

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16a

Painful thing, banal performance? (4)

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20a

Christmas prize-giver losing heart (4)

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21a

Journey allowed, one of three (7)

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25a

Lift second whale (8)

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26a

Pig meat more ill-advised? (6)

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28a

Publication penned by Godfather, monster (6)

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29a

Field circled by toboggan was scintillating (8)

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30a

Cool score, result secured (6)

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31a

Type of mineral, gem almost broken by two strikes (8)

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Down

1d

Warning why cue proving useless? (3-3)

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2d

Sport taken up by thousands, in netball (6)

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3d

Fantastic plane, the jumbo (8)

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4d

Food in time at sea (4)

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6d

Crude programme on the radio? (6)

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7d

Heart, say: tick in it once erratic (8)

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8d

Guy going grey, coping (8)

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11d

Gripping instrument aimed at fungi (7)

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14d

Sudden thought to put lid on food (7)

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17d

Building to do then, precisely (2,3,3)

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18d

Two lots of meat cooked, one on the same side (8)

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19d

Hold on, pull yourself together! (3,1,4)

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22d

Bishop resides in a street in foreign parts (6)

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23d

Cold ice originally for hot food (6)

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24d

Something to play, violin part? (6)

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27d

Finish off extra post (4)

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