Telegraph Prize Cryptic #3277

2024-08-11

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1a

Dessert wine gets a little shake (10)

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6a

Sharp tail docked from small bird (4)

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10a

Animal dropped in lake (5)

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11a

Hate on tap, unfortunately, now (2,7)

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12a

Formal wear, line worn by defender attending match (5,3)

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13a

Get right into wheeze (5)

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15a

Justify bending of axle-pin (7)

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17a

Design nicest new model, finally (7)

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19a

F1 area, awful (3,4)

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21a

Coppers welcoming an act of reparation (7)

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22a

Country kept in mind I adore (5)

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24a

Old favourite tree (8)

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27a

Get lost, as might dog and owner? (2,7)

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28a

First of pictures isn't in colour (5)

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29a

Dance not a fairy tale, we hear? (4)

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30a

Grandpa and son cultivated plant (10)

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Down

1d

Curved structure in circular chamber (4)

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2d

A temple is transformed in photographic technique (4-5)

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3d

Priest invested in Roman Catholic curio (5)

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4d

Try number in lift (7)

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5d

Squeeze under hollow cherry tree (7)

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7d

Last of prey gobbled by female animal, a carrion feeder (5)

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8d

Thrown teacup lad broke, tea originally in it (10)

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9d

Colour in suit packed by scribe (3-5)

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14d

Abandoned bird, red (4-6)

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16d

Friendly kind hugs first of comrades (8)

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18d

Deceptive pretence, marrying (9)

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20d

Played once, it's a separate piece (7)

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21d

Exercise on ship embraced by youngster (5-2)

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23d

Whiskey in quantity of medicine put out (5)

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25d

Narrow part winding round bottom of staircase (5)

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26d

Rock cuckoo turned over (4)

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