The Telegraph - CRYPTIC CROSSWORD NO: 3,222 - Jul 23 2023

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A line bound to be written about Spanish dish PAELLA
A simple step down ALIGHT
Awfully mean girl in early stage of development GERMINAL
Butterfly active in early spring? MONARCH
Captain struggling without a medicinal plant CATNIP
Check felon's entourage CONSTRAIN
Convincing recital TELLING
Country in days gone by having spoken PASTORAL
Endless charm in friend, certainly not alone PLURAL
Feeder fed a head MANAGER
Frantic, the race for amount of land HECTARE
French city hardened elderly relative from the East NANTES
Gap in river covered by sand? BREACH
Greatly enjoy sauce RELISH
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House decoration is done, retiring shattered INTERIORDESIGN
Jolly squiffy MERRY
Nice trait, remarkably complex INTRICATE
Prophesy fit for change READAPT
Put up with criticism STICK
Reportedly, complaint is bigger GROWN
Snap part of a tree BARK
So put out about Huddersfield's first result UPSHOT
Son with quite awkward request QUESTION
Sounds on instrument after you and I hit the bottle WETONESWHISTLE
Tour could be mistake TRIP
Treasure buried in strange land ANGEL
Undecided where to send lob? INTHEAIR
Working as examiner, technique extremely smart TESTING