Telegraph Prize Cryptic #3343

2025-11-16

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Across

1a

A fight in the vicinity? (5)

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4a

Lightweight wood a piece of cake to drag back (5)

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10a

Bug, tick thus circling desert (8)

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11a

One million years for pictures (6)

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12a

Documents in case, most inactive (6)

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13a

Fundamental flaw in triangle (8)

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14a

Naughty on night for love (7)

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16a

Piglets, say, dropped waste (6)

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17a

A fund set aside for sailing, say? (6)

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19a

Cleaner rubbish (7)

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21a

California city where a low ebb returns, unhappy visiting (8)

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22a

Guillotine, drop stopped by what? (6)

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23a

Dad and girl panned dish? (6)

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24a

Case shows verdict in conclusion (3,5)

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25a

Surface cut, finally broke (5)

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26a

Tool fixed, we hear? (5)

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Down

2d

Expand beard on appearing bohemian? (7)

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3d

Buffet in banquet lousy, without doubt (14)

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5d

Gang after furore, attentive (7)

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6d

Such oddly in drawer, a tiny bit (9)

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7d

Fine spray in steam is transparent (4)

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8d

Ambushedas arrested bunny might have been? (6,2,3,3)

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9d

Soldiers above great risk (6)

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15d

Unaware around midnight? (2,3,4)

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18d

Commotion that's loud as car repaired (6)

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19d

Floor number below condominium (7)

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20d

Various dailies worked together (7)

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22d

Smile in broadcast? (4)

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