Telegraph Cryptic #31062

2025-10-20

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Across

1a

Rum company's dishonest behaviour (5,8)

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9a

Swimmer looking embarrassed with 1980s hairstyle? (3,6)

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10a

Beginning to overreact in charge after good person resigned (5)

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11a

West London town boring Samantha yesterday (5)

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12a

Oxford University in news for part of speech (4)

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13a

German chap saying to leave motorway (4)

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15a

Bone earl oddly found in soil (7)

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17a

Boxers maybe going after spicy snacks (3,4)

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18a

Goes around vacuously giggling student and stares (7)

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20a

Stop brief jeer in school (7)

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21a

Bowler's target, getting Leach for one (4)

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22a

From 11 on the radio, Blur (4)

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23a

Last of all, pick one lamb moussaka, fab meat dish (5)

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26a

Tick only half of answer and get complaints (5)

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27a

Religious leader affected lad with malaria right away (5,4)

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28a

Loud, be wrongly arrested and given a second going-over (6-7)

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Down

1d

Facing carpeting, as crash-mat might be (3,3,4,4)

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2d

Say yes to clothing for Disney character in Toyland (5)

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3d

Uniform worn by surly Tory bothered me (5,5)

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4d

Fourth strategy when hiding in American hills? (7)

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5d

Really popular mystery essentiallyRendell? (2,5)

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6d

Calm on board Anthea's yacht (4)

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7d

Low instrument could be kind of lower (9)

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8d

Type of crossword clue designed to be hard, generally (6,3,5)

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14d

Keen and fit, ask cooks for cutlery item (5,5)

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16d

Staff producing bunch of flowers for spellbinding performer? (5,4)

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19d

Shame footwear is pinching Charlie (7)

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20d

Female upset ring and varnish (7)

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24d

One better than Pink? Cilla perhaps (5)

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25d

Jacob's twin brother occasionally gets gold (4)

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