Telegraph Prize Cryptic #3332

2025-08-31

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Across

8a

A time herecurrently! (2,7)

flowerflowerflower
10a

Bit quiet, whispered? (5)

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11a

How birthday candles should be blown out, simultaneously? (2,3,4,6)

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12a

One passing note about an Italian drink (7)

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13a

Settled amount with a fruit (7)

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15a

It's a secret dividing us (7,3,3,2)

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19a

Observantas a cornfield? (3,4)

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22a

Nice thing I observed in cubist going surreal? (7)

flowerflowerflower
24a

Accept nasty hitwhat to do with jaw-breaker? (4,2,2,3,4)

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26a

Boat staff inflated with oxygen (5)

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27a

Particular device, one with Pinter plays (3-6)

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Down

1d

Vehicle, ten in back, last one thrown out (4)

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2d

Snip off new flower (6)

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3d

Link account (8)

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4d

Tension in small hair (6)

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5d

Sovereign invested in mending of teapotlight work made of it? (8)

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6d

Sense something isn't new in tarnished jade, very posh (4,2)

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7d

Network in time shredded (4)

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9d

Touch upon chaos for nationalist (7)

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12d

One with a hood perhaps, top half of coat and underwear (5)

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14d

Awake in theatre, laid up (5)

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16d

Remain nervous supporting old judge (8)

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17d

Circling planet, gold and cold! (8)

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18d

Prince shaking hand I will hold up (7)

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20d

Leader under fifty I love (6)

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21d

Mottled receptacle confined to dump (6)

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23d

Shelter welcomed by mole off to the Land of Nod (6)

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24d

Small biter? That's correct! (4)

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25d

Case of emperor, no clothes for Roman leader (4)

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