Telegraph Prize Cryptic #3359

2026-03-08

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8a

Poor grade's bagged in English university (7)

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10a

Herb is on time after returning, else sooner (7)

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11a

Question about composition and application for writer (9)

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12a

Quickly and easily produced, I love terrace (5)

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13a

Reason I put on record, coercion primarily (5)

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14a

Batting, openers not out? (7)

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17a

Team conversed with tsar or revolutionary (9,6)

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19a

French author increasingly defending story (7)

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21a

Copy between two lines, and fold (5)

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24a

Joint below or bowel given treatment (5)

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26a

Percussion instrument used to stop, when sounded? (9)

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27a

Infinit? (7)

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28a

Billion dollar contract? Pah! (3,4)

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Down

1d

Spiked wheel below widget ultimately for hand-held tool (6)

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2d

King, say, one on horse up top (8)

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3d

Dynamic change, hot I gathered (4-6)

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4d

The role is complicated for those with paying guests (9)

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5d

Little sound that may similarly rise and fall? (4)

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6d

Rubbish as well, Scottish entertainer? (6)

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7d

Big gun in business, defeat Uncle Sam (8)

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9d

Little wriggler eats (4)

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15d

Error in more than one drawing 23 Downs (10)

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16d

Their woes compounded if not (9)

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17d

Spoiler of fun, wet blanket, say? (8)

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18d

Note on piano in melody wrongly used (8)

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20d

Offer to put in fuel when up for drive (6)

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22d

Fated flower cut by edges on knife (6)

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23d

Incendiary device in packet? (4)

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25d

Stop pouring wine honey, enough nowfor starters? (4)

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