Telegraph Cryptic #31081

2025-11-11

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Get ready before army chaplain loses heart (7)

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Exclamation of disgust about writer's chances (7)

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Seems dad rejected fruit (7)

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Be in charge of following page, editor begged (7)

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A group one daughter deserted (9)

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Perfect goalPele's third (5)

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Pale brown energy drink (5)

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Moved one mile then flattened (9)

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Guys from Idaho I caught breaking rules (9)

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River boat initially stuck in bank (5)

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Fizzy drinks enthralling eastern religious leaders (5)

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23a

Change the elders kept safe (9)

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Empty rifle shop put back (7)

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Place is awfully significant (7)

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Meet perhaps without heads of the international sales force (7)

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28a

Among nudes, I restrained longings (7)

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Country fellow each summer primarily wears short underwear (7)

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2d

Describe me? Not married, cross and bald (7)

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3d

A sketch picked up prize (5)

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All-important titanium and aluminium found south of German city (9)

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5d

Work inside the man had planned (5)

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6d

Parking hotel guest's Ford? (9)

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7d

Numerous sand eels at sea adult avoided (7)

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8d

What horse was, possiblysmall and confused (7)

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So is Cognac unfortunately no good for social events? (9)

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Had gangs used university's shed? (9)

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Rumours about pet turning up (7)

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18d

Put down spades I discovered in storehouse (7)

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20d

Black bird first to leave fence (7)

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21d

Cryptic puzzles idlers do almost cracked (7)

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23d

Disreputable tennis player maybe touching lady's rear (5)

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24d

The Beano's regularly chosen for adolescents (5)

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