Telegraph Cryptic #31047

2025-10-02

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1a

Cheese wagon by lane emptied (7)

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5a

Scrap a Parisian child fed to young animal (5-2)

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9a

Bird Victor put aside for Mike's broth (5)

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10a

Two knights wearing shirts look a state (9)

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11a

Unhappy officer's rent police department covers (10)

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12a

Last couple to leave evil country (4)

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14a

Fly specialist maybe free to Limoges on time (12)

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18a

Decent French composer's stealing English works (12)

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21a

Noise from pen out of writing fluid? (4)

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22a

Dagger cuts wobbly dessert (3,7)

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25a

Creep back to flats with fruit before dance (9)

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26a

Bird over by lake coated in moisture (5)

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27a

Unopened holy book on stage easy to read (7)

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28a

Mark admits "I had drug cocktail" (7)

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Down

1d

Outburst from one aboard craft (6)

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2d

Reveal surname periodically on request (6)

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3d

Type script introducing son's charity (10)

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4d

More old paintings perhaps mounted (5)

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5d

Author tense over green street festival (9)

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6d

Edward informally accepts European demand (4)

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7d

Sheiks regularly alarm Latino (8)

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8d

Anticipates ancient Scots consuming wine (8)

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13d

Right in centre before second pool match (10)

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15d

Agreed on a blended drink (9)

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16d

Tyrant shelled by America with Lima in support (8)

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17d

Impressive cut gem held aloft by ruler (8)

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19d

Docile agent partly recalled language (6)

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20d

'Redo it, silly!', one might say (6)

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23d

Numpties bringing down large guns (5)

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24d

What about Britain upset Basil? (4)

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