Telegraph Cryptic #31068

2025-10-27

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1a

Follow United, twice caught visiting player expected to do well (7)

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5a

Southern European peninsula, a very cold place (7)

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9a

Reportedly regret nasty remarkrubbish! (7)

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10a

Cover sent back, Jane Austen novel in a difficult situation (7)

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11a

Film allowed one extremely Christmassy decoration (9)

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12a

Cheer story about drug (5)

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13a

Get rid of an area of arid land (5)

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15a

Reptile running at gorilla (9)

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17a

Leaders nowhere to be seen in nice bland pic from Reykjavík? (9)

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19a

Surpass former Church of England official, finally (5)

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22a

Ground covered by renaissance art historian (5)

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23a

Small press stopping rent rising again (9)

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25a

Time away from workregularly sleep in, definitely (7)

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26a

Icon I've redesigned for Bill (7)

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27a

Yard workers putting away whiskey deliveries (7)

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28a

Perfect place for pigs, in truth (7)

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Down

1d

Troublemakers below ship's hull rummage, primarily finding crustaceans (7)

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2d

Mission: Impossible star on Republican warship (7)

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3d

Message upset the setterthen there's trouble (5)

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4d

Bad credit affected payment method (5,4)

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5d

Second lazy creep (5)

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6d

Misbehaving lad bitten by dog becomes an American symbol (4,5)

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7d

Unrestrained, sheep sound tired (7)

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8d

Unprofessional American friend hurt when wings clipped (7)

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14d

Snake you once found on small English waterside building (9)

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16d

Key worker clocks MIT hired guards (9)

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17d

Fish with friend if at all possible (7)

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18d

Previously, nobleman and current king bored by Spain (7)

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20d

Drunk circles clergymen (7)

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21d

Chance to win large aquatic mammal, hairy on the bottom (7)

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23d

Birds share crackers (5)

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24d

Flyer from party before noon (5)

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