Telegraph Cryptic #31122

2025-12-29

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1a

The Met Office? (8,4)

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9a

Witnessing American teetotal rock star taking drug (9)

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10a

Board's agreements from Paris and Berlin (5)

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11a

Threaten chaps and chapesses equally at first (6)

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12a

Theoretical pamphlet written by able seamen (8)

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13a

Briefly talk about Olympic event (6)

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15a

Satirises the French politician over statistical organisation (8)

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18a

Get rid of wicked, spiteful woman (3-5)

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19a

Politicians confused genres (6)

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21a

Perhaps gorilla seen in reportedly dull video (5,3)

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23a

Delayed assistance protects leader of Dundee United (4,2)

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26a

Answer second query, oddly missing affair (5)

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27a

Best fruit for boss (3,6)

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28a

Renaissance man and logical men he upset (12)

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Down

1d

Criticised medium supporting religion? Not I! (7)

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2d

Regularly relent after losing head (5)

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3d

Cassoulet cooked in hopeless endeavour (4,5)

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4d

Catch part of finger (4)

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5d

Brie and yoga excited Jellystone Park resident (4,4)

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6d

Perch in river loves deserted spot (5)

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7d

Some chump in a foreign garment (8)

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8d

Grandma determined to head north for French city (6)

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14d

Half of sketch revealed framework (8)

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16d

Smashed no replica china (9)

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17d

Quickly send away detectives before parking at church (8)

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18d

Badly aligns railway component (6)

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20d

Singer very expert, holding a note (7)

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22d

Is rodent turning up bones? (5)

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24d

Hang the pardoned revolutionary guards (5)

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25d

Stone or pearl, evenly cut (4)

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