Telegraph Cryptic #31125

2026-01-01

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1a

Appropriate gossip about Queen (4)

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4a

Game bird is all dressed (9)

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10a

Left and right in a party (9)

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11a

Overly big, excessively stout, even initially (5)

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12a

Beak's imprisoning one for rackets (6)

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13a

Force to accept Church rejected faithful (7)

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16a

Post on X, endlessly affected (4)

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17a

Said in passing to cause dismay (10)

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20a

Private secret with dirt spread (10)

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21a

Mole or spy overheard (4)

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23a

Tonsure cut around top of head (7)

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25a

Underpants maybe showing outlines (6)

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28a

Organ this person's taken in hands (5)

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29a

Unconscious patient welcomes auntie oddly (9)

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30a

Workers in a welcome consensus (9)

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31a

Designs on a person's body? (4)

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Down

2d

Bedspread, in essence, covers eagerness (9)

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3d

Animal is perhaps hound (6)

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4d

Rubbish place to retire (4)

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5d

Hide Bayern kit? (10)

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6d

Cold rain destroyed warship (8)

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7d

River fish possibly found in rocks (5)

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8d

Upping sweetheart's pace (4)

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9d

Terrible shower seek solutions losing head (9)

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14d

Commercial centre with mail shot (10)

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15d

Unhappy with newspapers in action (9)

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18d

One can rave about sweetheart wandering (9)

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19d

Cross Tory occasionally hostile (8)

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22d

Part is testing part for performer (6)

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24d

Start to hang above? (5)

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26d

Reportedly run away seeing insect (4)

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27d

Rapidly overweight eating seconds (4)

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