Telegraph Prize Cryptic #3325

2025-07-13

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1a

Male twins, one's beaten (3-3)

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4a

Maldivian, say, hammered red nails (8)

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9a

Shelter appearing, though not at first (6)

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10a

Phenomenal destruction (8)

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12a

Picture that's the same! (4)

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13a

Comedian on the fringes carries inferior joker (5)

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14a

Average, poor (4)

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17a

Push free information that's supplied to journalists (5,7)

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20a

Especially fashionable and fussy (2,10)

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23a

Part of shop entered, unlocked (4)

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24a

Yellowy black in mare, unusually (5)

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25a

Herd somewhere on the Isle of Wight heard! (4)

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28a

Barrel otherwise put in place for the gents, say? (8)

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29a

Great predator's caged for example (6)

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30a

Yell isn't recreated without noise! (8)

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31a

Crib that's German rocked (6)

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Down

1d

Ultimately, priest managed month in part of church (8)

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2d

Seductress and cannibal? (3-5)

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3d

Fine housing in farmyard sound? (4)

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5d

More results produced, first of wins secured for very great competitor? (4,8)

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6d

Almost everything like that too (4)

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7d

Steer left for bunk (6)

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8d

Referring to spirit, a queen (6)

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11d

American officer a trifle upset with medal (5,7)

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15d

Through university, produce notes? (5)

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16d

Analyse piece from biopsy, characteristically (5)

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18d

Total in flower (8)

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19d

Person I suspect ending in slammeris one? (8)

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21d

Many sketches initially erased (6)

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22d

Insect that's despicable sat upon by you and I (6)

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26d

Private school where one of those played up (4)

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27d

Greek letter, guess second in fact (4)

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