Telegraph Prize Cryptic #3275

2024-07-28

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Across

1a

Wet stain shrinking (6)

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4a

Cuttlefish emptied into rather speedy ship (8)

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10a

Recollection of cattiness, most brief (9)

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11a

Home cut method of payment for old people (5)

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12a

Jug painting under discussion? (7)

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13a

Dodgy pedals on bicycle finally went (7)

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14a

Girl fed starter of vegetarian grub (5)

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15a

Swimmer in shade in Florida, extremely sunburnt earlier (8)

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18a

Reduce team where loads taken off (8)

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20a

Back clipped on old passenger vehicle, wide say (5)

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23a

Ultimately, abandonment justification for crime (7)

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25a

Successful pop songs, those lined up for the Killers? (3,4)

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26a

Dance venue very lacking in invention (5)

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27a

I survive in awfully nice firm (9)

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28a

Novel noted, ace story (8)

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29a

Weapon hidden in river well! (4,2)

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Down

1d

Simplest forms requiring an editor? (8)

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2d

Priest has installed a device using atomic energy (7)

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3d

Sit on reverse in car (9)

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5d

Firework each winter turned on end (9-5)

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6d

Board requiring agreement from two countries? (5)

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7d

Island capital, one island I found in North America (7)

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8d

Some creatures I'd exported, live (6)

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9d

Phoney sent in, cries out for medical expert (14)

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16d

Dog enraged at barking (5,4)

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17d

Pressure on item, something very small (8)

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19d

Direct lines into Odense after evacuation (7)

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21d

Devastating blow for a dancer? (7)

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22d

Arenas, first of those in blue and lilac, nothing odd there! (6)

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24d

Southern term for weapon (5)

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