Telegraph Cryptic #31117

2025-12-23

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1a

Left wearing apprentice's suit (5)

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4a

Hooked by peculiar instrument (5,4)

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9a

Emissary from German city in car with gears oddly missing (9)

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10a

Count it all yourself? Not all (5)

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11a

Try a lure behind tail of trout (7)

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12a

Piece of confectionery, darling? (7)

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13a

Group of detectives in river come to a conclusion (6)

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15a

Reticent about first tennis shot by daughter (8)

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18a

Abandoned novel deters Edward (8)

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20a

Secret place to put your clothes (6)

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23a

Look around rear of hotel for a kipper (7)

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24a

Peer and I were bare, previously (7)

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26a

Particularly cross after eastern craft returned (5)

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27a

Get rid of evil alien I met (9)

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28a

Thought highly of new diet with crepes? Not I! (9)

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29a

Fish disappear after start of season (5)

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Down

1d

Punctuation mark needs deleting initially, editor ordered (9)

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2d

Out of bed and ready for trouble (5)

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3d

Horse crossing motorway twice halted (7)

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4d

Insults missing Liberal's spectacles (6)

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5d

Stopped a run and relaxed (8)

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6d

Radical old male hiding in tree (7)

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7d

Gives an account of embracing four nieces? (9)

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8d

Beeb only half supporting prime minister, perhaps (5)

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14d

These could be used for recording lawsuits about badger's home (9)

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16d

Cleaner animal accepting lead from the bloke (9)

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17d

Most tipsy maiden retires drunk (8)

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19d

Swap Queen record with large crack (7)

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21d

Learner driver frets, avoiding wide vehicles (7)

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22d

Do ripe bananas stretch? (6)

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23d

Salesman's turned up holding a weapon (5)

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25d

Photograph part of leg a minx raised (5)

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