Telegraph Cryptic #31146

2026-01-26

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7a

Age certain band from the Eighties (7)

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8a

Assemble without idiot from Wales ultimately making signs (7)

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10a

Tips left with plugs (9)

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11a

To an extent, Balrog respects other monsters (5)

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12a

Croatian city break (5)

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13a

Dress hiding one supermarket biscuit (9)

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15a

Ape, bird, and others from the East (7)

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17a

Responsive to treatment, cut bad ulcer out (7)

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18a

English agreed coach is seeing problem (9)

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20a

Group of motorists starts to rile generous hostsoh no! (5)

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21a

Furry creature's warmer in Bow (5)

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23a

Balding? Point to skinhead, essentially worried (4,2,3)

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24a

Set off with Pooh's friend, crossing river (7)

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25a

Defamation involving artist in favour of freedom? (7)

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Down

1d

Calais menu misprinted part of sentence (4,6)

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2d

Revealed appropriate costume (6)

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3d

Eileen, going on vacation, ordered dressing-gown (8)

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4d

Relatively thick, studies Educating Rita at first (6)

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5d

Barber so excited for sponge? (8)

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6d

Why, reportedly, nobleman almost gets 12 months (4)

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7d

Fashion magazine's article covering your setter's town in Cheshire (9,4)

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9d

I shan't eclipse renovated holy site (7,6)

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14d

Scientific establishment's work in the US supported by a politician (10)

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16d

Perhaps Mr Hyde faltered, ignoring outsiders on leave (5,3)

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17d

Scoundrel lazily pens note in a truthful manner (8)

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19d

Towards the back like figure stopped by king (6)

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20d

Jerboa regularly follows a second simple organism (6)

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22d

Sultrier at heart, this person's in good condition (4)

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