Telegraph Prize Cryptic #3361

2026-03-22

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1a

Rudeness backfiring, irritated with golfwhere bedfellows coming to blows? (6-5)

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9a

See instruction corrected for expert on internal communication (14)

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11a

Agate touching two axes (4)

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12a

Odd number, second though (5)

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13a

A small flier working (2,2)

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16a

Shop front in Truro, one adorned with flowers, briefly (8)

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17a

Cut party after musical (6)

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19a

Agent taking money back, little dog! (6)

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20a

How delivery might be unmarred after breakage (8)

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22a

Doubly right, a vegetable (4)

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23a

Rubber ring left filled with oxygen (5)

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24a

Turn needle shortly (4)

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27a

Internal communication, however, pedestrian activity? (7-7)

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28a

Twine pretty twisted? Noted! (11)

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2d

Please let me off, eh? (1,3,4,6)

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3d

Bird up early in stunt? (4)

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4d

Completed household chorefinished? (6-2)

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5d

Flowers: one reaches for the sun? (6)

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6d

Bunch of bananas, three of a kind, say? (4)

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7d

Scent of old royalty, perhaps, with English cake (8,6)

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8d

Humour ofttimes, and funny! (5,2,4)

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10d

American footwear a little lower? British trunks too! (6,5)

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14d

Note found in proof, I've realised (5)

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15d

Drink that's magnificent sent up (5)

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18d

Machine worker in Greene novel (8)

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21d

Old garment, bluest pants (6)

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25d

Margaret doffs cap, ready for the soldiers? (4)

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26d

Change written into amended itinerary (4)

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