Telegraph Prize Cryptic #3331

2025-08-24

Solve on Telegraph →

Across

1a

A fuse blown, indefinite number plugged indangerous (6)

Generating...

Not cracked yet — try Big Dave's Crossword Blog (aimed at experienced solvers)

4a

Meat axe as quick as you can! (4-4)

Generating...

Not cracked yet — try Big Dave's Crossword Blog (aimed at experienced solvers)

9a

Container filled with standard twentieth-century designs (3,3)

Generating...

Not cracked yet — try Big Dave's Crossword Blog (aimed at experienced solvers)

10a

Ban is reviewed on the drink (8)

flowerflowerflower
12a

Top Ceredigion town (8)

Generating...

Not cracked yet — try Big Dave's Crossword Blog (aimed at experienced solvers)

13a

Formality as chief meets canonised individual (6)

Generating...

Not cracked yet — try Big Dave's Crossword Blog (aimed at experienced solvers)

15a

Brief storm down there, rush out (13)

flowerflowerflower
18a

Room for procedure by the way in outdoor entertainment (6,7)

Generating...

Not cracked yet — try Big Dave's Crossword Blog (aimed at experienced solvers)

22a

Important person's fairground ride? (3,5)

Generating...

Not cracked yet — try Big Dave's Crossword Blog (aimed at experienced solvers)

24a

Rise in endowment: stop plugging it (8)

Generating...

Not cracked yet — try Big Dave's Crossword Blog (aimed at experienced solvers)

25a

Rutmight dancer get into it? (6)

Generating...

Not cracked yet — try Big Dave's Crossword Blog (aimed at experienced solvers)

26a

Axe, article splitting two predators (8)

Generating...

Not cracked yet — try Big Dave's Crossword Blog (aimed at experienced solvers)

27a

Stick in salad her endives (6)

flowerflowerflower

Down

1d

Cooking pan on top of cupboard in Britain, empty (6)

Generating...

Not cracked yet — try Big Dave's Crossword Blog (aimed at experienced solvers)

2d

Pastures new then right for icon (9)

flowerflowerflower
3d

Observing mazy runs, I lift hero uplovely finisher? (9,6)

flowerflowerflower
5d

Tramp, haversack on back, only initially (4)

flowerflowerflower
6d

Have fun and add a little colour to the place? (5,3,4,3)

Generating...

Not cracked yet — try Big Dave's Crossword Blog (aimed at experienced solvers)

7d

Misanthrope having change of heart (5)

flowerflowerflower
8d

Constant arc, the bendy diagram (3,5)

Generating...

Not cracked yet — try Big Dave's Crossword Blog (aimed at experienced solvers)

11d

Bishop for example specified day for order (7)

Generating...

Not cracked yet — try Big Dave's Crossword Blog (aimed at experienced solvers)

14d

Country where soldiers in tune (7)

flowerflowerflower
16d

Hero with fewer breakswhy? (9)

flowerflowerflower
17d

Slow mover set about transporting load (8)

Generating...

Not cracked yet — try Big Dave's Crossword Blog (aimed at experienced solvers)

19d

Rip off what shepherd might remove (6)

Generating...

Not cracked yet — try Big Dave's Crossword Blog (aimed at experienced solvers)

21d

Warning signal, as marines would do it? (5)

Generating...

Not cracked yet — try Big Dave's Crossword Blog (aimed at experienced solvers)

23d

Be aware of negative broadcast? (4)

flowerflowerflower