Telegraph Prize Cryptic #3279

2024-08-25

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1a

Gold found in load, bringing chaos (6)

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5a

Meat-packing plant exposed (8)

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9a

US politician gets on with landlord (10)

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10a

Money back for puppet (4)

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11a

Fine part of speech, and so meaningful (8)

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12a

Bird's egg sheep rolled over (6)

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13a

Cross country, one having flown out (4)

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15a

Filler or whitewash? (8)

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18a

Erudite types in retail, it being horrid (8)

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19a

Friend, completely unknown (4)

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21a

Tenor having scratched rear behind Toscanini's backhe foolishly went too far! (6)

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23a

Symbols in Old Testment grasped by people (8)

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25a

Dude found behind old stone (4)

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26a

Newspaper produced includes article for basic pay (5,5)

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27a

Something musical in opening wine (8)

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28a

Looking from either side, it's more bloodshot (6)

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Down

2d

A little telescope rarely works (5)

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3d

Sweet thing entertained by a party a great deal (9)

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4d

Poles either side of a toilet in bar (6)

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5d

Genius in test cricket, so fantastic (6,9)

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6d

Toxic love instant when overwhelmed by beauty (8)

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7d

Agent doffs cap for thesp (5)

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8d

Moving 'ouse when heading north, Latino relocated (9)

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14d

First fundamental truth broadcast? (9)

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16d

Honoured agent's embraced last (9)

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17d

Old hat on lecturer, gone (6,2)

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20d

Powerful horse, one not moving? (6)

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22d

King, say, in possession of schoolkid? (5)

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24d

Speak of regret and the effect, first of all (5)

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