Telegraph Prize Cryptic #3247

2024-01-14

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1a

Indicator illuminated, has to set off (6,4)

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6a

Headline penned by journalist, arresting (4)

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9a

Break and pull on plant (10)

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10a

Dodgy two shakes, first one ignored (4)

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12a

Before run, draw level (4)

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13a

Dye coloured in a cloche (9)

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15a

Crack in ruby fixed (8)

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16a

Ultimately careless strokethat's hard to read (6)

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18a

US author recalled in the top academic (6)

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20a

Listener's problem can fool American (8)

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23a

Spirited former lover, very industrious creature (9)

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24a

Stone ring, intimate (4)

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26a

Tolerate hairy animal (4)

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27a

Sweetener worker fed to patron (10)

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28a

Charming message abbreviated (4)

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29a

Fruit's outside, awfully large one: half of pear inside (6,4)

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Down

1d

Lid off vessel for girl (4)

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2d

Grovelling lot offering foreign aid in lower digits (7)

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3d

Knickers etc the scoundrel waved about (12)

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4d

Woman of iron, man of straw? (8)

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5d

Ruin alcoholic drink (6)

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7d

I appreciate that strong cheese, crisp and silky stuff (7)

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8d

Hand two little boys cleanse (5,5)

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11d

Sad record keeping people awake? (12)

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14d

Two animals, one held by player? (7,3)

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17d

Post in time? Wrong! (8)

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19d

Best time for finery (7)

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21d

Nonsense that's wacky, primarily rot! (7)

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22d

Pub surrounds bordering on Zambia and a market (6)

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25d

Test of right and left, originally (4)

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