Telegraph Prize Cryptic #3281

2024-09-08

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8a

Attendants confined to secure unit erroneously turned over (7)

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10a

Put down the whole thing, a fruit (7)

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11a

Food thrown at the pigs (9)

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12a

Out of the ark, go east (5)

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13a

Hatred as leader removed from stage (5)

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14a

Tory returned with loveabsolutely not! (2,3,2)

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17a

Mouse falling off girl (9,6)

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19a

Faculty attached to French city in one's formative years? (5,2)

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21a

Personality spotted in Venice, LeBlanc (5)

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24a

Yellow lines everywhere, motorists often narked originally (5)

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26a

Islander in rain, sad unfortunately (9)

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27a

Sea town crumbling easily (2,5)

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28a

Old politician we found gathering everyone in around Post Office (7)

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Down

1d

Sauce bottles right at the double (6)

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2d

More sexy am I when in control? (8)

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3d

Where the king's profile is correct (2,3,5)

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4d

Spying OAP, seeing wrinkly! (9)

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5d

Initially slowing first, come to a halt (4)

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6d

Scout moved north in US city (6)

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7d

Footwear worn by a decision makerhere without it? (8)

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9d

English or Irish poet removing cap takes lunch (4)

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15d

Mammal with icy beard, did you say? (10)

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16d

US state: name is not misspelt (9)

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17d

Great cash (8)

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18d

Sweet in lounge I try (8)

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20d

Negligent in relation to blunder (6)

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22d

Old car explosive? (6)

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23d

Pull tie (4)

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25d

Season in which Trotsky arose? (4)

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