Telegraph Cryptic #31083

2025-11-13

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1a

Attendant carrying too much soup (7)

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5a

Carpet at the end enthralling American doctor (7)

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9a

Love cycling back to grand capital stadium (9)

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10a

Crook in make-up you heard moving east (5)

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11a

Fat poet having left for Belgium (4)

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12a

Rubbish detective by barrier inside supermarket (10)

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13a

Exile over by street facing discrimination (9)

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16a

Total of five hundred after promotion (3)

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Vehicle kept back in reserve (3)

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20a

Vulgar son visiting gallery with two thirds of class (9)

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22a

Celebrant wandering around a place of worship (10)

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25a

Student might take this flower (4)

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27a

Exposed X-ray finally identified two bones (5)

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28a

Company further involving MOD officer (9)

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29a

Sham figure put in power by socialist (7)

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30a

Astronomical features from North Derby uploaded regularly (7)

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Down

1d

Relative very irate at first with cat in Oval building? (8)

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2d

Endures taster Leo prepared (9)

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3d

One who assists attacker without shelter (4)

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4d

Pass old soldiers occupying centre of Gretna Green? (9)

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5d

City blazes a trail according to reporter (5)

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6d

Spread stuff about a lot of illness on base (9)

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7d

Article covers styling product for Guardian? (5)

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8d

Fools stow beer periodically outside of pubs (6)

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14d

Purple and gold cap almost sealing drink (9)

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15d

Heavy delivery of shellfish north of isle (9)

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17d

Spotted object on land storing the Spanish fuel (6,3)

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18d

Sweatier in action so to speak (2,2,4)

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21d

Excite core of groupies at bottom of prison (4,2)

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23d

Flier avoiding current shift (5)

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24d

Last month, artist from the south made a bow (5)

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26d

Vault tense with no storage space (4)

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