Telegraph Cryptic #31000

2025-08-08

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Across

1a

Gervais v Wilde in mental combat? (6,2,4)

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8a

Eat this when stoned: halve once and top with odd trimmings (7)

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9a

Article probes runningbecome active (2,3,2)

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11a

Start of tariffs in Korea crushed Eastern growth (3,4)

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12a

Investigated macho guy that is meeting daughter (7)

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13a

Flipping florid (5)

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14a

Critical of BBC, I get art show rejected (9)

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16a

Stars put out by censors? (9)

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19a

Staff try tropical food (5)

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21a

Shakespearean king's visiting Italy twice over from another Med country (7)

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23a

Some cartwheeling fool at ice rink show (7)

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24a

Most dignified resting place required by saint (7)

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25a

Original, 20, friend in Paris producing Japanese art (7)

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26a

Prepare tediously for amateur production (2-2-8)

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Down

1d

Stopped up and watched, seeing Belgium oust Conservative (7)

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2d

Server and host finally tuck into flatfish (3,4)

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3d

Pride participants invented stories about one's son (9)

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4d

They play on Beethoven's overture, each section taking bows (5)

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5d

Women's clubs maybe welcoming French and rubber gear (7)

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6d

Picked up oolong perhaps old Chinese packed (7)

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7d

Party focusing on economy, reducing employment (6-6)

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10d

Earlier train time's lost million for profitable network? (3,6,3)

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15d

River rose, unexpectedly creating this? (9)

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17d

Twister split, with bother to follow (7)

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18d

Again choose roll laced with a dashrum etc (2-5)

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19d

Robot possibly in a state, getting cold then hot internally (7)

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20d

Pint? Definitely! (3,4)

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22d

Paint pa's dropped or spilled, opening (5)

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