Telegraph Prize Cryptic #3284

2024-09-29

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1a

Monkeying around with cryptic, ape is understanding! (12)

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9a

A godsend iron, it feeding vital organ (4-5)

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10a

Unfamiliar story about which article written (5)

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11a

Bird of Eurasia? (6)

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Truck gives yours truly a liftas would this! (4-2-2)

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13a

Priest has bust zip (6)

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Over 50 per cent, old PM has it with backing of constituency (8)

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18a

Person writing some odes, say, is terrific (8)

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Chocolate-coated Easter item for the man on the street? (6)

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21a

Remarkably pretty as a picture that's woven (8)

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23a

Dunce or idiot finally put in correct class (6)

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26a

As the night sky is initially unseen, wait (5)

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Man busier when swimming beneath the waves (9)

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Where batsman tucks boxnot cricket! (5,3,4)

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Down

1d

Expression of taste in range of colours (7)

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2d

Point that will come up just the same? (5)

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3d

Ruth saves refurbished store for future generations (9)

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4d

Big hole, beware! (4)

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5d

Character upon horse I brought over, jumper (8)

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6d

Follow song (5)

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Hypnotic sound into which I check (8)

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8d

Instant chic (6)

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14d

Turn left, requirement for entry? (8)

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16d

Magnify from beginning to end, say (9)

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17d

Drink squash in tea shop, discarding odd bits (8)

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18d

See rubbish, including junkall one owns? (6)

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20d

Back home (7)

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22d

Elegance in trusty leggings (5)

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Tree fiendish duck has climbed! (5)

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25d

Help a Yankee, say (4)

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