Telegraph Cryptic #31042

2025-09-26

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Across

1a

Chris kept at it, somehow purchasing large SPFL club (7,7)

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8a

Visits about fifty localities on vacation (5)

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9a

Cricket tournament hosted by the same dull representative (8)

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11a

Suspect trainee mostly fills in time travelling (9)

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12a

Comfortable with copper retiring (5)

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13a

Lady dismissed by singer is fatuous (4)

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14a

Bearing gifts by the sound of it (8)

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17a

Religious leader, 100, gives talk for long time (6,2)

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19a

Choice using reduced fat (4)

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23a

Capsized seamen escape adopting evacuation procedure (5)

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24a

Work by essentially political cartoonist is excellent (3-6)

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25a

Maiden auntie confused about current details (8)

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26a

Coach two or three perhaps (5)

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27a

Cyclist and casino employees becoming shrewd business operators (7-7)

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Down

1d

Hierarchy in Beijing previously defending Communists' initial rule (7,5)

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2d

Extremely rich author, we hear (7)

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3d

Put out lies regularly before taken to court (6)

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4d

Snatch a little sleep and I keep turning over (6)

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5d

Unconventionally stylish types, what they wear? (8)

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6d

Cashews, nuts comprising centrepiece of store display (8)

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7d

Union numbers at intervals rapidly rising across Italy (7)

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10d

Temp Kerry has worked in huge retail outlets (12)

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15d

Tie needing draw to keep one game up (8)

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16d

Pet cat, shell out for it (8)

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18d

Fault book for female in Belgian language (7)

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20d

Common foe Will crushed (3-4)

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21d

Feast day after Saint Peregrine's, originally on second of May (6)

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22d

Spirit shown by doctor, American, receiving censure (6)

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