Telegraph Prize Cryptic #3276

2024-08-04

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Across

1a

In front of church, arrangement of bars in place for security force (7,6)

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9a

Dance venue near end of street, hit (9)

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10a

Dog, I say, American fighter (5)

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11a

Teacher whipping back, time to stop that! (5)

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12a

Brief escapade for enemy (4)

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13a

Last of all, from serene water, the lake (4)

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15a

Incarceration saucy, did you say? (7)

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17a

Nick's cold and quiet between operations (7)

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18a

Beaver busily munching new plant (7)

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20a

Play match and be excited (7)

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21a

Scruff with raised hairs back on settee (4)

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22a

Head of government married to family man (4)

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23a

Initially, 'party' called 'bash' (5)

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26a

Thin on liquid dye (5)

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27a

Difficulty with sweater inside jacket? (3,6)

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28a

Stick on grammatical term in ruling (13)

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Down

1d

Ignored, as envelope marked with CV would be? (4,2,8)

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2d

Vertical measurement without the first number (5)

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3d

Reptile on manoeuvres heading for reception, gatecrasher (10)

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4d

Calmer in knocking up of volleyball, ultimately (7)

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5d

Old boy tucked into bread and cheese, primarilywithout thinking? (7)

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6d

Particular European city (4)

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7d

Bend in pipes about right, turn over ground (9)

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8d

Die and let one's spirit go? (4,2,3,5)

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14d

Explorer finds spring mushroom on cape (5,5)

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16d

A 'C' perhaps failingrefuse place? (9)

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19d

A wrinkly this old doubled up for sneeze (7)

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20d

Nuclear measure for example in destruction of atom with fission in the end (7)

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24d

One finishing off a page quickly (5)

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25d

Error in copy tidied up (4)

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