Telegraph Prize Cryptic #3290

2024-11-10

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1a

Arrangement for meal in home location (5,7)

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9a

Daffodil, say, one of those needing the shade? (4)

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10a

Potential for improvement finally, wearing glasses (9)

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12a

Stop in popular Australian city (6)

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13a

A cub reporter briefly drinking after going downhill? (5-3)

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15a

Meat product all adore, flanks of meat cooked (10)

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16a

Rail transport shortening walk (4)

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18a

Position in market, I sensed, reversed (4)

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20a

Liquid went, lost in area with clusters of stars? (10)

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23a

Rector I suspect smuggling in hydrogen gas (8)

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24a

Price-fixing group spilling claret (6)

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26a

Emotionally fragile typea drifter? (9)

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27a

Press in rush, forgetting leader (4)

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28a

Firebrand, Russian businessman perhaps on trial, originally (12)

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2d

African ending in Portugal, describing that area? (8)

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3d

Horn for example, top note (4)

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4d

Southern European punched by weed gets shiner (4,6)

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5d

Agent on vessel lifted hat (6)

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6d

New coin is right, one of a set? (7)

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7d

Succeedas might gala? (2,10)

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8d

Song with less feeling? (6)

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11d

Rioting met with hysterics, reaction sought from that? (9,3)

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14d

Just one friend has run off earlier (10)

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17d

Meadows viewed in utter joy (8)

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19d

Musical device in room, let out (7)

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21d

Electrical failure shown by inaccurate time (6)

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22d

Felon has great discussion (6)

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25d

Cheese served in buffet, appealing (4)

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