Telegraph Prize Cryptic #3338

2025-10-12

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Across

7a

County tennis in July perhaps broadcast? (8)

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9a

Nasty French article, upset (6)

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10a

Doing wellas penguin wouldn't be! (6)

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11a

Study with husband after failure of careers (8)

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12a

Where legendary archer operated, other foes with sword sorted out (8,6)

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15a

Extremely bloody rude! (4)

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17a

Fracture below middle of limb (5)

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19a

Equally heavy hollow pale (4)

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20a

Fakery, salt water of the saltwater variety? (9,5)

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23a

Racing motorbikes, weepy and sad after breaking down (8)

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25a

Breakfast in bed, is it? (6)

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27a

Television programme with seedy family member, reportedly? (6)

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28a

Title that's hard to see in blurred display (8)

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Down

1d

An absence of tree cut for Christmas? (4)

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2d

Some measure of yarn, one pleading innocent (6)

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3d

Lead sulphide originally, by-product of smoking (4)

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4d

Forces destroyed image in plaster? (6)

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5d

Discreetly, sun god arrived? (2,6)

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6d

Spider bird? (10)

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8d

Italian man put initial on solid material (7)

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13d

Being unhinged, the police inspector's ultimate craft (10)

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14d

Name perfect emirate (5)

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16d

Deep site, core molten (8)

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18d

Drunk on the rocks, is it? (7)

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21d

Bright yellow ink container for writer (6)

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22d

US city needing a little help, as overpopulated (2,4)

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24d

University lockers? (4)

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26d

Criminal charged up (4)

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