Telegraph Prize Cryptic #3254

2024-03-03

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8a

Stop question and answer (4)

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9a

Hip-hop hit (3)

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10a

Attractive though withdrawn, often bubbly thing? (3,3)

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11a

Bird hurting where wings clipped (6)

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12a

Teas oddly ignored, media types love coffee (8)

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13a

Rule the roosttaking strides to do it? (4,3,8)

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15a

Believe in drink? (7)

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17a

Space to get angry after ending of negotiations (7)

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20a

Be with ministers, pray desperately for Church governance (15)

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23a

Minimum on head, still bald! (8)

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25a

Fish, one in the Land of Nod? (6)

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26a

Location of Oracle where I held out to maintain power (6)

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27a

Metal prong shortened (3)

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28a

Stuck in mail, a telegram yet to arrive (4)

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Down

1d

Expression unravels when spoken? (6)

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2d

Clerical history exam (8)

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3d

Francophiles' yen to develop their own territory? (6,9)

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4d

Apparently having missed par, going round in high numbers (7)

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5d

Things are more complicated as spadework gets tougher? (3,4,8)

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6d

Pressure someone initially put on lock (6)

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7d

Partly scoop up some litter (4)

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14d

Newspaper in stew when not published! (3)

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16d

Series of hostile actions friendly? Not entirely! (3)

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18d

Bell's taken on cricket shot, opener (4,4)

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19d

Where spinner resides online? (7)

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21d

Priest played in band (6)

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22d

Solver thus excited about last two in puzzle(6)

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24d

Get rid of last of alland jump! (4)

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