Telegraph Cryptic #31039

2025-09-23

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1a

Wife feeding yellowish small birds (8)

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5a

Made fun of editor after drinks (6)

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9a

Caviar Tom prepared, not very sweet-smelling (8)

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10a

Owls finally give a hoot and son panics (6)

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12a

Agreed on descent round the bend (9)

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13a

Nothing planted in boy's pots (5)

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14a

At ballet, every other character is skilful (4)

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16a

Respect new James Bond film (7)

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19a

Loving call after a party (7)

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21a

Insects quietly coming out of underwear (4)

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24a

Recruit in French Resistance over fifty (5)

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25a

Awkward matter hospital department's handling (9)

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27a

My word for bare husband? Sweet (2,4)

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28a

Entry to house? This could make you cross (4,4)

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29a

Susie starts restricting sleep (6)

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30a

Memoranda from wise man in tight spot (8)

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Down

1d

Nick's at church after disheartening sin (6)

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2d

Value adult put on horse (6)

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3d

Let learner driver slowly manoeuvre (5)

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4d

Shrill sound from US artist scratching bottom (7)

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6d

Old room with 25 per cent off rent? Fantastic! (9)

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7d

Second European delivers a tirade about five housekeepers, perhaps (8)

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8d

Daughter is sitting on plantcatastrophe! (8)

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11d

Unbiased observer holds up poems (4)

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15d

Superb fish ain't swimming (9)

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17d

Very hungry birds circling old university (8)

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18d

What you might have at breakfast time (8)

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20d

Pull up shirts, primarily showing bellies (4)

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21d

State answer and get cut short? Mean! (7)

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22d

Fit in bottom half of tube then ache (6)

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23d

Ran inside ship's shops (6)

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26d

Extracts from stories changed in the middle (5)

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