Telegraph Prize Cryptic #3243

2023-12-17

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Across

1a

Coinnicker? (6)

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4a

Magic writing skill? (8)

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9a

Worker in stone alters rocks (6)

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10a

Nothing wrong in one piece (3,5)

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12a

Current old king to his friends? (4)

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13a

Month filled with toil ultimately, had a rest (5)

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14a

Man, say, in silver, oddly (4)

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17a

Milan team fail to score in netting zerohalf-time? (12)

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20a

Powerful type in twilight, free to roam (12)

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23a

Thoroughfare went on broadcast? (4)

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24a

Bread brought homewhat might go in sandwich? (5)

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25a

Taste insect that's rolled over (4)

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28a

Plant, anything but a girl's best friend! (8)

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29a

Suspect recalled trapping good man (6)

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30a

Typical colours (8)

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31a

Like seabird in the wake of ship? (6)

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Down

1d

Alien caught by huge slap (8)

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2d

Latitude, see, where children get together in New York? (4,4)

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3d

Always turning up in Tupperware, vegetables (4)

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5d

European set for first place (4,8)

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6d

Fat chap fed last of caviar (4)

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7d

Swallow nesting, establishing shelters (6)

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8d

Extremely disappointed, as a fish might be? (6)

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11d

Out-of-this-world sighting, evidence of poltergeist in kitchen? (6,6)

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15d

Where flag foundlike that of Saudi Arabia, mostly? (5)

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16d

Bird dressin'? (5)

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18d

Get a tight hold on unusual round ball, finally (8)

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19d

Clear up seaside city, did you say? (8)

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21d

Credit is doubledcatastrophe! (6)

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22d

Cigar that may go to one's head? (6)

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26d

Classic tune really, although different originally (4)

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27d

Burden is America's? (4)

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