Telegraph Cryptic #31041

2025-09-25

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Across

1a

Taken by desires, is tantalisingly defiant (9)

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6a

Made water in return for drink (4)

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10a

Home of a chap with sweetheart (5)

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11a

Went quickly over part for story (9)

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12a

Stepped back catching bloke sleeping (7)

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13a

Sort that is wearing glasses (7)

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14a

Draw out some caramel on gateau (8)

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16a

Occasionally tribal, real headdress (5)

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19a

Inspects container on board ship (5)

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21a

Team facing Spanish team of stars (8)

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24a

Show decline in gasp for breath (7)

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25a

Free a French idiot eating seconds (7)

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27a

Breathless prisoner embracing a new one (9)

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28a

Class assigning status to expect, initially (5)

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29a

Get rid of outhouse (4)

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30a

Cleaning is put off by man (9)

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Down

1d

Scrutinise clothing item that's forward? (9)

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2d

Start to slip on stony trail (5)

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3d

Affair with the woman on strike (7)

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4d

Comment from queen accepting zero rubbish (8)

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5d

Flail about in the endless silence (6)

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7d

Kill time with a line out (9)

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8d

Strokes absorbing new drawers (5)

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9d

Cheers fast time showing ability (6)

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15d

Drunk agreed on a drink (9)

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17d

Share everything outrageous about kings? (9)

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18d

Least significant flash on street (8)

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20d

Constant interference? (6)

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22d

Begin to hold almost frigid temptress? (7)

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23d

Desert sands (6)

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24d

Quietly looks for couples (5)

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26d

Publish paper with no leader (5)

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