Telegraph Cryptic #31142

2026-01-21

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Across

1a

Townie and I will travel across the country (10)

flowerflowerflower
6a

Animal occasionally calm in pound (4)

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9a

Fixed name tag on doctor (5)

flowerflowerflower
10a

Dash before try? Match official ... (4,5)

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12a

... rose and left ... (4,3)

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13a

... game, seconds left (5)

flowerflowerflower
15a

I must dodge pine cane deployed as punishment (7)

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16a

Play guitar following men around stage (7)

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18a

Free this bird trapped by small bricks (3,2,2)

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20a

McCartney perhaps needing help with book (7)

flowerflowerflower
21a

Party entertained by Cantona, ebulliently making a comeback (5)

flowerflowerflower
23a

Extremely tense learner driver cross in Shropshire town (7)

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25a

Drunk in bulk, ale is not nice (9)

flowerflowerflower
26a

Middle son escaping from offender (5)

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27a

Noisy commotion before end of college feast (4)

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28a

13 Across trees chopped up? These people object (10)

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Down

1d

Anorak 50 per cent of flipping children discarded (4)

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2d

Closely integrated firm, outfit with knight on board (5-4)

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3d

School ties securing a post? (3,3,7)

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4d

The compilers will turn up, putting away litres in reception (7)

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5d

Ruined amusing entrance for Spooner (4,3)

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7d

Sound of ball stuck under car (5)

flowerflowerflower
8d

Fete a mob spoils, beginning to throw old fruit (4,6)

flowerflowerflower
11d

Book fair thus succeeded, supported by politicians (4,2,7)

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14d

Transported piano bagged by auction before spring (10)

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17d

Cannier broadcast includes publicity about religious ceremony (4,5)

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19d

Bet crook, mostly corrupt, will get time in autumn (7)

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20d

Getting on in first class, most impudent (7)

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22d

Maybe singer Lily means now and then to go after everybody! (5)

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24d

Ordnance farmstead stocks (4)

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