Telegraph Cryptic #31167

2026-02-19

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Across

8a

Very long motorway crossing area close to Halifax (4)

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9a

Cook Antonio, mostly pale native of southern Italy (10)

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10a

Speaker's increased amount of money, it's sickening (8)

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11a

Very quick marmot serpent flipping catches (6)

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12a

Film star boarding vehicle, awfully angry (4,5)

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13a

Shy female in poor health ignores pain essentially (5)

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15a

Something light, each article penned by freelancer devoid of content (7)

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17a

Dennis and Harry, maybe makers of earthenware items? (7)

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20a

Pilot aircraft to tour Alaska? That's stupid (5)

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22a

Standing in for another cleric, devout first off (9)

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25a

Reinforce complaint at university (4,2)

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26a

During Friday occasionally compose a posh musical piece (8)

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27a

Recover Clive's canoe mistakenly I cast adrift (10)

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28a

Keeping attention (4)

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Down

1d

Coach, say, bearing motoring club heading north (8)

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2d

Vivid costume with length not right? (6)

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3d

Carefree and single, holding mirror up when undressed (9)

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4d

Long to secure date for parade (7)

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5d

Excited over providing support to timid creature (5)

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6d

Newspaper having set place in schedule (4,4)

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7d

Immoral social worker stops present uprising (6)

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14d

Mixer was dear to supply (4,5)

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16d

Accept number as jazz standard (4,4)

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18d

Denied Charlie scored run playing game (8)

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19d

Keep daily record inside revolting properties I raided (7)

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21d

Hide inflatable mattress, we hear (3,3)

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23d

Possibly cricket survey lacks focus (6)

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24d

Indicated type of wheat (5)

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