Telegraph Cryptic #31066

2025-10-24

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7a

Something reflective of musical I heard (4-3)

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8a

Principal resigning has change of heart (7)

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10a

Retiring Greeks regularly worry about male duck (9)

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11a

Good day to get magazine (5)

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12a

That woman wears coat from Amazon in grey (5)

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13a

Scandal emerging from regatta we organised (9)

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15a

Occupy two terms playing cricket? (7)

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17a

Cruel sister rude occasionally about furniture item (7)

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18a

Immediately like a card that's been played? (3,2,4)

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20a

Delightful sequel broadcast (5)

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21a

Suffer at home before detailed remedy (5)

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23a

Sore over source of sponsorship I have withdrawn (9)

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24a

Poor Ted is jittery wreck (7)

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25a

Reprimands appear fulsome to some extent (7)

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Down

1d

Most formal couple of streets housing King's grandson (10)

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2d

Get back from African country, climbing inspiring area (6)

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3d

Rock singer hosting show at intervals for composer (8)

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4d

Blood once obtained from Cambridge college student finally (6)

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5d

Rower has mobile charger (8)

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6d

Advertise proposed law (4)

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7d

Harry almost coping with a person ringing the changes? (13)

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9d

Worldwide travellers Derek and Rodney supporting Shakespearean theatre (13)

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14d

Austere sailor promises to pay grasping family (10)

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16d

School subject, first one calling for changes (8)

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17d

Boxing trophy, originally worked out it's knocked off (8)

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19d

Excellent firm inside runs new cooling system (3-3)

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20d

Bourgeois figure (6)

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22d

My chrysanthemum essentially shows little growth (4)

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