Telegraph Cryptic #31077

2025-11-06

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1a

Tempo has changed penning Queen air (10)

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6a

Can possibly with old sauce (4)

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10a

Paganini's sorry about backing composer (7)

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11a

Almost certain Brazilian bread's bizarre (7)

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12a

Frank Oppenheimer discontented seeing film-maker (8)

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13a

Proposed being stingy with sweetheart, finally (5)

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15a

Enlisted and sailed on destroyer's prow (7)

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17a

Get wrongly cut off following motorway (7)

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19a

Attract fish turning downwind (7)

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21a

Dubious party holding American power (7)

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22a

Soft fabrics used for briefs? (5)

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24a

Revolting reputation's right concerning Viking? (8)

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27a

Running after sweetheart? (7)

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28a

Go in sea, suffering serious discomfort (7)

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29a

Restraint having run on bank (4)

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30a

Fidelity, for instance, inside marriage? (10)

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Down

1d

Arrogance and, indeed, real snobbery, initially (4)

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2d

Team acts badly protecting single champ (9)

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3d

For the audience, harmonious musical piece (5)

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4d

Uplifted and entertained around island (7)

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5d

Stage riot oddly before play (7)

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7d

Realm is gripped by warfare, naturally (5)

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8d

Purge using crushed bitter aloe (10)

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9d

States quietly careless consuming energy (8)

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14d

Minor fuss over the French perfume (10)

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16d

Move mass blocking passage (8)

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18d

Height of evil? Atone somehow (9)

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20d

Finished with colleen in Irish county (7)

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21d

Top expert beneath waves (7)

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23d

Wobbly toilet's beginning to explode (5)

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25d

Jack and I supporting rock icon (5)

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26d

Man, say, is insulted periodically (4)

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