Telegraph Prize Cryptic #3308

2025-03-16

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Across

9a

Staff guarding old boat (5)

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10a

A risk throwing English dessert for a joke (5,4)

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11a

Scoundrel involving outsiders in deceitful trick (7)

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12a

Smooth wing for insect (7)

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13a

Finished, a dish from Italy (5)

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14a

A biscuit in general? (9)

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16a

Tsar I haven't suggested? (4,3,8)

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19a

Mark in music: number fifty in force after adjustment (5,4)

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21a

Reportedly, college tucked away (5)

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23a

Bound by rules, leader in secret hands in notice (7)

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25a

Knight in action, loved (7)

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27a

Move efficiently to secure a place for flight (9)

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28a

Corinthian character embraced by handsome Gaul (5)

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Down

1d

A musical, not a book (4)

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2d

Clothing comes back to life, might you say? (6)

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3d

Same hatred, unfortunately, for education chief (10)

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4d

A rotten rotter? (3,3)

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5d

Keep sub beneath surface of Pacific (8)

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6d

Family left to board vessel (4)

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7d

Whip up group in wood, say (4,4)

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8d

Change of age policy before end of session that may be targeted (4,6)

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13d

Constable might have used this, finding page isn't clean (10)

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15d

US composer's dance music (10)

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17d

One's unlikely to remember cinema, as dilapidated (8)

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18d

Registered men heading off leaned to one side (8)

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20d

Toy instrument (6)

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22d

Artist, one going round the twist? (6)

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24d

Lass getting in really late, all kicking off (4)

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26d

Tie, attractive thing? (4)

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