Telegraph Cryptic #31012

2025-08-22

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1a

Needle person breaking end off ruler (6)

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5a

Secluded track from spa unknown tramp ultimately blocks (6)

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10a

Greatly alter parking during university term (2-3)

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11a

Anticipate everyone will back team from Nottingham (9)

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12a

Apple tree Harry regularly recalled in past (7)

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13a

Drunk in this place gives defiant retort (2,5)

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14a

Volcanic islands with deep cave meandering river enters (4,5)

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17a

Change work period (5)

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18a

Smears philosopher in speech (5)

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19a

Brownish-grey goat crackpot chases (9)

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21a

Uncle, so desperate to get advice (7)

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23a

Meeting Conservative, Rita is agitated and abusive (7)

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25a

Spooner's healthy booze one serves just before this (5,4)

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26a

Book hotel, ignoring photos essentially (5)

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27a

Cleric describes this writer as humble (6)

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28a

Stout or wine lady's content to leave (6)

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Down

2d

Patience, say, of Aberdare politician somewhat used up (5)

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3d

Tease sweetheart about grand spent originally for leather items (3,6)

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4d

Stylish new number, except for intro (5)

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5d

Kind of soup that Robin might make? (5-4)

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6d

Assume, for sake of argument, foreign banker's appeal (5)

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7d

Actor, great in ad being broadcast (9)

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8d

Stay cold south of that French Canadian region (6)

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9d

About right time to become customer (6)

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15d

Long to secure gold trophy for prickly individual (9)

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16d

Concerning bill, one unexpectedly rising (9)

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17d

Number working were almost set to accept bribe (9)

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18d

Flipping con involving American women's colourful fliers (6)

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20d

Undertake challenge (6)

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22d

Situation understood, we hear (5)

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23d

That girl kept avoiding outsiders, those wearing fleeces? (5)

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24d

Merrymaking in bar over (5)

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