Telegraph Prize Cryptic #3248

2024-01-21

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1a

Middle Eastern queen, sweet little thing (7)

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5a

Unfortunate pals she mistreated (7)

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9a

Party wipe the floor for Labour? (5,3,4,3)

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10a

Answer letter from Nato? (4)

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11a

Rate part of system poorly (5)

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12a

Dashing, little bird hasn't finished (4)

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15a

Couple knocking swine about in book (7)

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16a

Tutor confusing hectare and the acre! (7)

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17a

Book that man prepares (7)

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19a

Article edited for concert (7)

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21a

Loaf, shiny finish, first cut (4)

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22a

Sherry emptied, then pensioner grabbed bubbly! (5)

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23a

Yankee, say, accompanying a Greek character (4)

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26a

Joker, an impudent cad, so funny! (5-2,8)

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27a

Change ensured for consumer (3,4)

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28a

Heartless gang imprisoned by judge, one of those firing gun? (7)

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Down

1d

Tragically, ape isn't living (7)

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2d

Fifty, number on flier in Beds town (8,7)

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3d

Cast, surprisingly, does what it does? (4)

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4d

Diverted, the late runner, say (7)

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5d

War zone landing leader of sorts in a stew (7)

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6d

Piece in hand, last of sixteen (4)

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7d

Cataclysmic becoming hater after this? (5-10)

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8d

One of those on motorbike, scared, I gathered (7)

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13d

Lightweight or heavyweight dog? (5)

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14d

Walk for 31 days? (5)

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17d

Papal office utterly deep, reportedly? (4,3)

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18d

Small hat for goalie (7)

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19d

Bond taking drink after hit (7)

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20d

Ending in school, professional student (7)

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24d

Chance of donkey derby success, initially (4)

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25d

Shop I ran set up (4)

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