Telegraph Prize Cryptic #3340

2025-10-26

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1a

Vocalise about white flowerbrighter colour? (8,4)

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9a

Copy clues the wrong way round (4)

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10a

Disgusting sweet, by inference? (9)

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12a

Pilot in marina, swimming (6)

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13a

After hollow pause, readier to have one spicy sauce (4-4)

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15a

Land and buildings in Seattle are redeveloped (4,6)

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16a

Like that, working in a few moments (4)

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18a

Standard highlight (4)

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20a

Where The Shard goes, to some extent? (2,2,1,5)

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23a

Animal in corner behind barrier (8)

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24a

Record in here playing for assistant (6)

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26a

Lewd beach dude jiggling about (9)

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27a

Wound observed by one's ear? (4)

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28a

Country, it needs rescuing by genius? (5,7)

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Down

2d

Trouble with boiler? (3,5)

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3d

Black member of pack, bat (4)

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4d

Look fashionable, fragment dressing person's head (10)

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5d

Surrender as US soldier goes over channel (4,2)

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6d

Routine worked out before delivery (2,5)

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7d

Indication of score, important mark (3,9)

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8d

Skill shown filling bath somewhere in Ancient Greece (6)

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11d

Cure for overindulgence in flea's home? (4,2,3,3)

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14d

Wicked temper's hot in wicked character? (10)

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17d

Drinking at the end of a long and slippery slope? (5-3)

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19d

Picked up in car, black limousine on the outskirts (7)

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21d

One mile left, ship in (6)

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22d

Final mark, bite from vampires ultimately (6)

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25d

Error detected in text initiallycorrect that? (4)

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