Telegraph Prize Cryptic #3357

2026-02-22

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Across

1a

Initial letters for indicator (8)

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5a

Something remarkable, nearly the right number? (3-3)

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9a

Bangeror Catherine-wheel, perhaps? (8)

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10a

Flower power about right (6)

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12a

Saturday evening reserved initially, day for talk (6)

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13a

Cryptic clues written by that lady's hero (8)

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15a

Place in ground for bird (7)

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16a

Stake absorbed by businesswoman, terrific (4)

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20a

Stone circle in front of companion (4)

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21a

Error of judgement baking product (7)

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25a

Scrap thus in black metal (8)

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26a

Holy hole's squeezed in (6)

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28a

Fruit increasin' (6)

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29a

A little tame, show adapted (8)

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30a

Relatives in newspaper clearing things up (6)

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31a

Doctor early with op, gentleman's head bandagedone heading for theatre? (8)

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Down

1d

Accentuate state of emotional tension (6)

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2d

Run, stealing over ninety jackets (6)

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3d

Move to the hard shoulder in Jersey (8)

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4d

Dispose of simple construction (4)

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6d

Detect melt-water only? (6)

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7d

Travelling across terrain, more than fifty additionally (8)

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8d

Hungry rogue fed mash, one getting stuck in (8)

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11d

Figure's endless trauma at Christmas? (7)

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14d

Huge figure in invoice arrived, and nothing to invest (7)

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17d

Mislead someone in court, one attempting to deceive ... (8)

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18d

... whose producing of rabbit is a sporting achievement! (3,5)

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19d

Consignment found in food shop, remarkably (8)

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22d

Baby working for underling (6)

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23d

Equipment gets terribly hot, certainly (6)

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24d

Nag in street tethered by aristocrat (6)

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27d

Defeat straight man (4)

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