Telegraph Cryptic #31002

2025-08-11

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Across

1a

Film streaming on Apple, The Feast (6,2,3,4)

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9a

Passing trend entertains the American fool (7)

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10a

Returning from injury, fit? Certainly better (7)

flowerflowerflower
11a

Pleased to tour island and North Africa, e.g. (9)

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12a

Aquatic mammal is close (4)

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13a

Sprints shatter refs now and then (6)

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15a

Intoxicated, get out of bed in tower block (4-4)

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18a

Stirring up soy, chef briefly making this? (4,4)

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19a

Says channels will not show golf (6)

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22a

For example, Shakespeare's wife originally inspired lines (4)

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23a

Defender Rio, possibly terrific on the outside (9)

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26a

Woke in English seaside resort, missing boyfriend initially (5-2)

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27a

Crossword device such as hint: hotel being The Hilton (7)

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28a

Cheers for one such television show? (9,6)

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Down

1d

Humourless, Spooner's enemy walked back and forth (2-5)

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2d

Protein partly contracting (5)

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3d

Make-up items prepared serenely around one (9)

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4d

A lot of dogs with no lead ... (6)

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5d

... go with dog for run (4,4)

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6d

Engrave back of watch and so on first (4)

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7d

Prudish film beginning to irk me in peak viewing period (5,4)

flowerflowerflower
8d

Son occasionally okay, then down a shade (3,4)

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14d

Draw attention to difficulty ahead of Dawn (9)

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16d

Controversial issue, something unpleasant in Jaws? (3,6)

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17d

Male manufactured silk in European city (8)

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18d

A crow's curiously circling daughter's chickens (7)

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20d

Rugby players extremely poorly getting this drink (7)

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21d

Wrench finally adjusts pressure on shower (6)

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24d

Sweet cake and French crumble served up (5)

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25d

Somewhat enchanted when climbing volcano (4)

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