Telegraph Cryptic #31096

2025-11-28

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1a

No promises broken in play on words? (10)

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6a

Disco beat (4)

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9a

Field half a Spanish football team (5)

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10a

Shut up about everyone's narrow squeak (5,4)

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12a

Undying aim to meet Les Dennis at last (7)

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13a

Hurts to lose a second game (5)

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15a

Row over Liberal's flattering speech (7)

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17a

Roll stuffed with American chicken? (7)

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19a

Article with more moving proposition (7)

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21a

Official set off conflict with Germany (7)

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22a

Disrespect groom out having drinks (5)

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24a

Waste of time putting appearance first (7)

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27a

Local site prepared for what swingers do (9)

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28a

Men discussed pretext (5)

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29a

Small boat that's found in the Channel (4)

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30a

Emily Maitlis's old job? See Andrew upsetting king! (10)

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Down

1d

Somewhat lesser fellow? (4)

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2d

Orange Free State nearly breaks apart, typically (2,7)

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3d

Traveller sensible to avoid capital of Turkmenistan (5)

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4d

Mr Astley perhaps yet to perform, in danger of collapse (7)

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5d

Patronise new Spoons, right? (7)

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7d

Contract that's illegalsue on a regular basis (5)

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8d

Coping with supporters here? (10)

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11d

Area that's in a state? (7)

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14d

I mess about when drunk or sober (10)

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16d

Close to sea creature, Europeans missing another? (7)

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18d

Did deal, netting profitit's a blow (5,4)

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20d

Berate friend (1 Across) becoming captain of industry (7)

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21d

I will stop ogre's screams (7)

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23d

Complaint from publicKeir occasionally going missing (5)

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25d

Levy's first to block Mr Postecoglou's view? (5)

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26d

Drop rent (4)

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