Telegraph Cryptic #31023

2025-09-04

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Across

1a

Tiny amount of trouble when cutting grass (10)

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6a

Tune piano previously for couple (4)

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9a

Aim to meet zoo employee, one facing penalties? (10)

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10a

Work hard going about fine house (4)

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12a

Suggest curtain material perhaps without frills (4)

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13a

Unaware of patent protecting Italians essentially (9)

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15a

Scholarly life, say, chap occasionally targeted for retirement (8)

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16a

It's used to colour originally clear artificial fabric (6)

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18a

Measure that is succeeding to find Caribbean crook (6)

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20a

Cosmetic, flipping top barrister briefly upset over it (8)

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23a

Rude to describe very small bust (9)

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24a

Expletive from adult interrupting others, half-cut (4)

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26a

I would see bears swimming here? (4)

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27a

Letter's ending improper to surly Yankee about game (5,5)

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28a

British put out by revolutionary dance (4)

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29a

Relative in scrape, French city reported (5-5)

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Down

1d

Story of an amusing event written up (4)

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2d

Sailor in US denied this writer coffee (7)

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3d

Subscribe to country magazine, something rugby players do? (4,3,5)

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4d

Left court regularly enthralled by rich criminal's eloquence (8)

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5d

Dislike obelisk (6)

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7d

Internal structure of particle some will comprehend (7)

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8d

Female visits Russia, mostly keen to mobilise dissidents (10)

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11d

At intervals European, forty-seven, struggles hosting ball (5,2,5)

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14d

One irresistible to women, Peter Sellers maybe? (4-6)

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17d

Australian state champion overcomes oddly ignored rival (8)

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19d

Author of press article in Germany (7)

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21d

Gatecrash joint, rudely to some extent (7)

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22d

Wolf wandered around outside for all to see (6)

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25d

Old musical instrument storyteller picked up (4)

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