Telegraph Prize Cryptic #3229

2023-09-10

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1a

Social climber finished jump (7)

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5a

Manage some poetry in heartless ode (7)

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9a

Prince say, hitherto there on manoeuvres (4,2,3,6)

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10a

Asian secure, we hear? (4)

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11a

Number working in joint (5)

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12a

Surprise: is it funny? Oddly not (4)

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15a

That chap's a politician no more! (7)

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16a

Creative menials wasted (7)

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17a

Start that's bad in competition (5,2)

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19a

Go-getter importing goods set off (7)

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21a

Constantly criticise swimmer (4)

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22a

For example, like beef tea, my brews (5)

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23a

Standard stone (4)

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26a

Smooth and lovely sweet (7,3,5)

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27a

Purchase English house: informed about that (7)

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28a

Continue song and dance (5-2)

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1d

Free meal, though not starter, dining on success (7)

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2d

Corkscrewing flight scariest, pals struggling to catch breath (6,9)

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3d

Biblical book plays a part (4)

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4d

Wobbly child given low grade in test (7)

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5d

Taxing figure ours to manipulate (7)

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6d

Reverberation of sound in the chorus (4)

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7d

Fair game running stern of clipper into old warship (8,7)

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8d

Permanent representative in the end learnt to adapt (7)

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13d

Film with boxer, 4 Down (5)

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14d

Range, part of the morning? (5)

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17d

Tilt over hole in part of plane (7)

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18d

Glad whelp finally let out (7)

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19d

Great movie (7)

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20d

Merge in after blending process (7)

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24d

Some butcher's hooks on your bike! (4)

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25d

Evidence of battle wound, terrifying cut (4)

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