Telegraph Prize Cryptic #3344

2025-11-23

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Across

6a

Stop after minor blow for building unit (11)

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9a

Ship crossing river in English county (6)

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10a

Conservative, higher pay! (6,2)

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11a

Party suffered by doctor came together (10)

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14a

Thus brute retreats (4)

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15a

Mushroom bad for a reptile (11)

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21a

Piece I force back (4)

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22a

Irritating little thing predicting antisocial behaviour (3-7)

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25a

Girl after first of conquests gets Bali dancingfellow man-eater? (8)

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27a

Partners packing in tale, fake news (6)

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28a

Drink got emptied when full? (3,3,5)

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Down

1d

Small beer for pudding? (6)

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2d

Body of water erased after wind? (3,3)

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3d

Bit of a looker in woollen sweater (4)

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4d

Fish thrash about helplessly (8)

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5d

Most bloodcurdling performance of actress, yours truly getting bitten! (8)

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7d

Seat thieves lifted (5)

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8d

Malfunctioning vehicle (5)

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12d

Stoop, being shaved on top (3)

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13d

Length of fingernail of typical giant (5)

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16d

Intimate time in Minorca, ruined (8)

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17d

A lot has changed, with one month to investfor saver? (8)

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18d

Snake equally poisonous originally (3)

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19d

Post read outmight that be rare? (5)

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20d

Touching, ready for birth (5)

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23d

Running air, now circulating (2,1,3)

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24d

Herb and a pickle initially turned up in pasty (6)

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26d

Game Leeds United drew, oddly with four headers? (4)

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