Telegraph Cryptic Crossword #3240 (DT 3240)
Daily Telegraph Cryptic
· 28 clues with answers and explanations
· 2023-11-26
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anagram of OVER, + TROPICAL = VELOCIRAPTOR
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VELOCIRAPTOR
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nonsense
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RHUBARB
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Divine
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CELESTIAL
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English university
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READING
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Africa
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anagram of THELOOS ("The loos") [anagram: "out"] = LESOTHO; definition: "somewhere in Africa"
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LESOTHO
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Terrace
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VERANDA
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more robust
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anagram of RESULT, + I = LUSTIER; definition: "more robust"
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LUSTIER
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dance
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cha-cha-cha
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Seeds
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Double definition
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Double definition
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PEANUTS
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Folding
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ORIGAMI
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musical talent?
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Charade
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PERFECT (synonym of "Faultless") + PITCH (synonym of "track,"); definition: "musical talent?"
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perfect pitch
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Tripe
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GOBBLEDEGOOK
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Sideways,
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LATE (synonym of "last-minute") + RALLY (synonym of "improvement?"); definition: "Sideways,"
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LATERALLY
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Water
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DEAD (synonym of "gone") + SEA (synonym of "Water")
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Dead Sea
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spoilt
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TAINTED
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