Telegraph Prize Cryptic #3246

2024-01-07

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7a

Fit soldier with spirit joining first of troops (7)

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8a

Holiday island, manic or otherwise (7)

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10a

Personally, I felt, he wants NHS reformed (2,3,5)

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11a

Write in class? (4)

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12a

Parisian university in pain about German city (8)

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14a

A wife in win for knight (6)

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15a

Is uniform in effect for tonight? (4,7)

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19a

Money that's found on the African coast? (6)

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20a

Annoying ties, more hideous (8)

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22a

Some garlic, lighter? (4)

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23a

Handle good egg in which found second of yolks, most surprising! (10)

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25a

First course in expressionist art, erotic! (7)

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26a

Detail embroidered on front of carpet for fortress (7)

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Down

1d

Argument about a rubbish bin that's very colourful! (7)

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2d

Some puppet characters make an impression (4)

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3d

Make a mess of popular cake (6)

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4d

Mixture of ham and icing, a state! (8)

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5d

Results worth 120 Premier League points, mark finally secured for the rest! (5,5)

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6d

Poisoned, filled with cynicism initiallyis one? (7)

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9d

Booking in doubt? (11)

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13d

Where those serving drinks are locked up (6,4)

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16d

Wreck shuffles along (8)

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17d

Awe-inspiring, a US city (7)

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18d

Kiss dollar bill (7)

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21d

Stay on, chief (6)

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24d

Net percentage up (4)

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