Telegraph Prize Cryptic #3238

2023-11-12

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Across

7a

Toy in test I ran, failing (5,3)

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9a

Wide of the mark describing flat object (6)

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10a

Journey east by southern band (6)

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11a

Position car alongside something roundroundabout! (8)

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12a

Old neon light flickering, one of a set (4,2,3,5)

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15a

Stage where those such as hamsters do a backflip? (4)

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17a

Game with striker in the box? (5)

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19a

Vegetable stolen by crook, a leek (4)

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20a

When everything seems to fail, yet nosh with seafood works (3,2,5,4)

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23a

Upset with bad tours in European capital (8)

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25a

Dynamism about a type of German music (6)

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27a

Teach swimming group (6)

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28a

Supporter of monarchy: lot I say about getting behind king (8)

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Down

1d

Mark on guitar appearing regularly in ferment (4)

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2d

Cold metal crushed by giant (6)

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3d

End with little time in reserve (4)

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4d

Case where rule lifted, then allowed (6)

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5d

Supply required outside, work on cold tap (8)

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6d

Cheese spread clearly inspires Greek character (10)

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8d

Bone problem restricts bird (7)

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13d

Crackers temporarily unavailable (3,2,5)

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14d

Hook or snag? (5)

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16d

Killer parrot in a flap nips journalist (8)

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18d

Welcome, lie forgotten (7)

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21d

Fish caught by cook with little effort (6)

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22d

Stupid request almost entirely hollow (6)

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24d

2 Down open pie (4)

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26d

Bad lesson, every other one of those too (4)

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