Telegraph Prize Cryptic #3295

2024-12-15

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7a

Watch what someone says when first of ladies paired off (3-4)

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8a

Trotting along on the trot! (7)

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10a

Furioushaving lost the first leg? (7,3)

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11a

Laugh overly hard, falling over (4)

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12a

Put one's foot down and crush that thing! (4,2,2)

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14a

Tell part of the class? (6)

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15a

Spy a chap going after large drink (6,5)

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19a

Group of friends cleric mistreated (6)

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20a

Jam goes in like that after energy drink (8)

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22a

List in programme, numerical (4)

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23a

Carpet in use, complete (10)

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25a

Last in exam, I risk error (7)

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26a

Performer in coat and bra, bizarrely (7)

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Down

1d

Response I publish in red, abridged (7)

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2d

Mouth, bit towards the top (4)

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3d

Weapon member of the clergy discussed? (6)

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4d

Athletic activity, decathlon's first in sport (8)

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5d

Tornbetween neighbouring gardens? (2,3,5)

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6d

Where chairperson may be in agreement (2,5)

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9d

Ground in mess around that placelittle bits (11)

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13d

Meat in risotto with cup that's drunk (10)

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16d

Patty, macho man (8)

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17d

Country, e.g. Iran I gathered (7)

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18d

Shallow receptacle where trash mixed up, always (7)

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21d

Revolutionary once up for attack (6)

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24d

Flash lit up satellite (4)

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