Telegraph Prize Cryptic #3348

2025-12-21

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1a

All That Jazz passes for musical song (8,4)

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9a

Where apples might grow, or Swiss vegetable? (7)

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10a

Storm ruined a fleece (7)

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11a

Tripe, or senseless hogwash, for starters? (4)

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12a

Extremely merry (5)

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13a

Hint in crosswords ignored (4)

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16a

What might ignite conflict in town near Coventry? (7)

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17a

Coach shower in winless season? (7)

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18a

Rewrite is due to being prosaic (7)

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21a

Bread or perhaps ... (7)

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23a

... flower got off the ground (4)

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24a

State in Armenia misplaced to the west (5)

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25a

Three-quarters of rump added to a quarter (4)

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28a

After working out, late run unremarkable (7)

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29a

Brainless I figure, while having come first (7)

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30a

One's played money game with love, but no heart (5,7)

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Down

1d

Plaintiff seeing races fixed, copper brought in (7)

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2d

End of tale, incomplete story's wrapped upperiod! (4)

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3d

Count tucked into white fish (7)

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4d

With daddy initially forgotten, teen told to amend card (7)

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5d

Old actress's short dress (4)

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6d

Joy, aunt for example scratching head (7)

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7d

Tempting to eat without German stews (5-8)

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8d

One fine daybut not now? (6,2,5)

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14d

Bovine animal thus in dump (5)

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15d

Irish county leader in Roscommon, civic dignitary (5)

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19d

Argument is situated in extremes of debate (7)

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20d

Take down flier (7)

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21d

Boy meeting girl, one from Asian region (7)

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22d

Stain on morsel in cooking pot (7)

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26d

Country Khomeini ultimately reigned over (4)

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27d

Hand is crushed by feet (4)

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