Telegraph Cryptic #31064

2025-10-22

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1a

What's possibly canned talk of circuit training? (5,8)

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9a

Refund back massage in French city ending in rupture (9)

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10a

Knocked back Pils like His Majesty? (5)

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11a

Private Victor's lost weight (5)

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12a

Rounds of ham with the crust removed (4)

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13a

Principal section of the foot (4)

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15a

A few translated antonym (3,4)

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17a

Wet month in Paris, Etienne goes out periodically (7)

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18a

Weaknesses evident in diesel, biofuel on reflection (7)

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20a

Part of Commonwealth airline is compelled to carry relative (7)

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21a

Cleaner side of Amsterdam? (4)

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22a

France's ultimate vintagepale, natural colour (4)

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23a

Courageous chap, knight, expert angler (5)

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26a

Chancellor firing second district magistrate (5)

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27a

Chip away at unlimited funds one bestowed on a Lord (9)

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28a

Sweet music from The Fringe? (9,4)

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Down

1d

International concerns offering safari trips (7,7)

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2d

Students' club working to support education facility (5)

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3d

Nick 'er fishing gear from Spooner's tent (10)

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4d

Virgin commercial plugs every 60 mins on the radio? (3,4)

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5d

Look up mother, don't say a word! (4,3)

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6d

Crooked American wife really gutted (4)

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7d

Loth to struggle with a grim topic of a maths class (9)

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8d

After this broadcast the ratings are bound to go up (3,5,2,4)

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14d

Branch of Anglicanism in which worshippers are closer to God? (4,6)

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16d

Like the best chips I saw eaten out (9)

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19d

Fall victim to cold with revolting mucus that's going round Belgium (7)

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20d

More confident sounding city in Colorado (7)

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24d

Animal associated with the Horn of Africa? (5)

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25d

Unknown alien on island is a fabulous creature (4)

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