Telegraph Prize Cryptic #3251

2024-02-11

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Across

1a

Bird, duck takes advantage of first of ponds in school (5,7)

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9a

Unhappy about site, if remarkably content (9)

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10a

Let into circle, a senator (5)

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11a

Seat hurled, did you say? (6)

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12a

Wrong kit, names incorrect (8)

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13a

Try a story, no. 1 usually? (6)

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15a

Balloon blown, as spinning left (8)

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18a

Denial from France about a European emperor (8)

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19a

More than one pin proves fascinating (6)

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21a

Victor, defender (8)

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23a

Crossword writer, one turning to jelly? (6)

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26a

Betting odds, numbers originally cut (5)

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27a

A report in place for orbiter (9)

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28a

Container in good colour, smooth surface (7,5)

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Down

1d

Mark owns hot ticket (7)

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2d

Thorough, say (5)

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3d

Key turned as let in after entrances cleared (9)

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4d

Container companion filled with iodine (4)

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5d

Star granted immunity, initially worried (3,5)

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6d

Little bird of woodland leaving egg, tawny primarily (5)

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7d

Remove people in sports day event (4,4)

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8d

Heart, from which army officer's spoken? (6)

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14d

First of physicists in the lab, a kooky set of characters (8)

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16d

A few light smudges in colourless banner (5,4)

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17d

Great reduction in fuel (8)

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18d

King in particular on head of large foreign coin (6)

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20d

Doctor in rush, working (7)

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22d

Filling in canapes, tomato sauce! (5)

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24d

Second time given staple food (5)

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25d

Cash raised for public school (4)

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