Telegraph Prize Cryptic #3330

2025-08-17

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Across

6a

Get acquaintedtake your pick to do it? (5,3,3)

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9a

Argent, fake stone (6)

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10a

Finally, hungry papa tucked into freshly prepared tagine from North Africa, say (8)

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11a

Fly down with courage (10)

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14a

Run wicked marathon, for example (4)

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15a

Lowness with role unsettled great director (5,6)

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21a

Case of holy man without a holy song (4)

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22a

Crack, both physically and mentally? (2,2,6)

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25a

Blooming plant in closing, unopened (8)

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27a

Bulb a girl screwed up at the speed of light! (6)

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28a

On strike, position excellent (11)

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Down

1d

Second in colourful spectrumis it? (6)

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2d

Painful design, I should add it's junk! (6)

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3d

Swelling funds evident, money available ultimately (4)

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4d

In the pink? I suppose so (4,4)

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5d

Spreading of secret with impunity (4-4)

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7d

Chart large hollowed out tree (5)

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8d

Hear all the fish in the net (5)

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12d

Public transport, three-quarters occupied (3)

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13d

That is what to do with broken down car? (2,3)

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16d

Narrow thing, finishednarrow loser? (6-2)

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17d

Living thing soaring around over peak of mountain (8)

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18d

Garland gathered by Madeleine (3)

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19d

Fabrication stretched out? (5)

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20d

Beelzebub survived being sent up (5)

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23d

Temple in middle of Denpasar housing a deity (6)

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24d

Blunder with job (6)

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26d

Chair, something heavy (4)

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