Telegraph Cryptic #31050

2025-10-06

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1a

Take a small tot to welcome new arrival? (3,3,5,4)

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9a

Arrogantly claim bar must swap starters for meat dish (5,4)

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10a

Put down teen posing before run (5)

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11a

PC perhaps kept so busy at the end of day (7)

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12a

Pass pasty around, pursued by first pair of seagulls (6)

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15a

Beginners note metres regularly introduced by nonsense poet (8)

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16a

Brazilian footballer's games with the French (4)

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19a

For example, Hearts match (4)

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20a

Get more excited for puzzle (8)

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23a

Pinto toppling fences completely (2,4)

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24a

Coach again on time ahead of wet weather (7)

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26a

Backed by a bishop, that lady's returned for recovery treatment (5)

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28a

Very long time devouring American Dad, television show (4,5)

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29a

How train reached Barking for Queen once (9,6)

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Down

1d

With gold medal at last, daughter set to be among the best (5-5)

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2d

Doctor ran in last to change (11)

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3d

I can have Top Gear suspended (8)

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4d

Celeb Lee personally carries electronic pagers (8)

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5d

Batter in cold meal (6)

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6d

Observes short piercing tool go up and down (6)

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7d

Put away odd letters ignored by tenants (3)

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8d

A great deal of traffic going over Devon river (4)

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13d

Device that picks up plate after you've stepped on it? (5,6)

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14d

Relief after trial that audiologist provides? (7,3)

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17d

Drop red case off close to luggage (8)

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18d

Dazzling volume, and riotous playing (8)

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21d

Repeat Spitting Image (6)

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22d

One elitist's penned article about small tree cultivation (6)

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25d

Snappy type beginning to clear crumbs up (4)

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27d

Having taken small spades out, shuts shed (3)

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