Telegraph Prize Cryptic #3305

2025-02-23

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Across

8a

Irish flag perhaps seen in court, or I waved around Lithuania's first (9)

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10a

Open on time (5)

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11a

The certified tale in novel (8,7)

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12a

Group needing time for dressing (7)

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13a

Completely lost? That's one way to get out (7)

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15a

Far too expensiveor is it a steal? (8,7)

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19a

Precisely ten perform in Cambridgeshire city (7)

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22a

Bell failing (7)

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24a

Poor calibre model and scoundrelpolitician! (7,8)

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26a

Loud instrument for orchestra member (5)

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27a

Failing to start, developers lazily don't respond to alarm call? (9)

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Down

1d

Short major in hunky chap (4)

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2d

Curvy figure about right, a bit of a looker (6)

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3d

Out to eat gamelast day of Lent perhaps? (8)

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4d

Brothers: those cooking for the audience? (6)

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5d

General character digitally reduced? (3,5)

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6d

Insignificant storm brewing in this? (6)

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7d

Eye infection covered by ophthalmologist yesterday (4)

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9d

Youth I think filled with ambition at last (7)

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12d

Chancellor's plan not entirely bringing shift (5)

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14d

Ultimately drenched or soggy, the paper towel for example? (5)

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16d

Source of information, testament featuring in entire broadcast (8)

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17d

Stone thrown initially into rising river, went very quickly (8)

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18d

Call to fighters when grenade goes off (2,5)

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20d

Shady alcove found in port, top taken off (6)

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21d

A shade spineless? (6)

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23d

Trigger a devious plan to trap leader of opposition (6)

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24d

Socialist newspaper for French investors, might you say? (4)

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25d

Kind to write (4)

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