Telegraph Cryptic #31130

2026-01-07

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Across

1a

Upright working Prince, pure lad (13)

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9a

Umpire uttered word in London (5-4)

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10a

Refreshing drink, Vimtonice bottles! (5)

flowerflowerflower
11a

Info stored on computer bellicose president recycled (5)

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12a

Piece of chain Charlie removed from prison (4)

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13a

Important little talking bird (4)

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15a

Good writer Eric who likes a flutter (7)

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17a

American spies left to guard son Oscar, hostile to other people (7)

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18a

Name boring old Conservative figure (7)

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20a

Theatre cleaned out aunt's awful infection (7)

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21a

Starts to bandage over infected lacerated sore (4)

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22a

Restrain old Strictly host endlessly pirouetting (4)

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23a

Give birthonset of labour in hollow (5)

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26a

Pungent? Sour? That's about right (5)

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27a

Conductor might be so affronted about article (9)

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28a

Funny! Ha! Boris on the television finallyan eccentric mind! (5,8)

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Down

1d

Station buffet fed eastern visitor wearing duffel coat (10,4)

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2d

Run, step over, run over again (5)

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3d

Type "Googly that turns"mummy's specialist subject? (10)

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4d

Famous German doctor receiving dodgy e-mail (7)

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5d

Motorcade NZ arranged providing cover for solo passage (7)

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6d

Reluctant husband chasing fortune (4)

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7d

Performance of song that might be described as extraordinary? (9)

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8d

Sick, beset by pains, nurse working vulnerable area (8,6)

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14d

Carrying temperature, rabid collie bit artist (10)

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16d

Demo outside court proceedings when dismissing Liberal woman of power (9)

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19d

Feed our island starters of nice ham sandwiches (7)

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20d

In the US, Bill (a Caledonian) fails to finish hot sauce (7)

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24d

Car plant (5)

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25d

Thought I would peel pear (4)

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