Telegraph Prize Cryptic #3309

2025-03-23

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Across

1a

Book cases I select, wobbly (12)

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9a

Arrangement of numbers, 1970s style? (4)

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10a

Emerging, a country beyond limits of elitism (9)

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12a

Forming a queueand arguing? (2,1,3)

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13a

Hot part of Europe invaded by Northern Ireland (8)

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15a

The girl claims religious education is of little value (10)

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16a

Network, good and free (4)

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18a

One on board that can fly (4)

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20a

Minorca is out to capture eastern island group (10)

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23a

Rabbit finally caught by a smarter animal (8)

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24a

Goblin seen in image, very fearful (6)

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26a

We are still waiting for member? Lay down the law! (9)

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27a

A girl hasn't finished, I'm afraid to say (4)

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28a

Erudite type, one with a postbag? (3,2,7)

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Down

2d

Penned notes collected (8)

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3d

Vegetable in part of ship served up (4)

flowerflowerflower
4d

Paper etc still talked about? (10)

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5d

Surprised a puzzle completed, finally (6)

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6d

What do you get from dieting? That's no solution! (7)

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7d

Two possible elements in stage production scene (4,3,5)

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8d

Patch on hand (6)

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11d

Name of sponge served with choice fruit (8,4)

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14d

Think French scorer's cut speed (10)

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17d

Flying, coming up soon (2,3,3)

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19d

Nothing about identification regarding shape (7)

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21d

Head for work accessing a busy, busy underpass (6)

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22d

Great deal provided in range (6)

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25d

Investigate river (4)

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