Telegraph Cryptic #31178

2026-03-04

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1a

Ignore first of letters penned by lender (5)

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4a

Full of energyvroom!led Wacky Races here (9)

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9a

Beery yobbo Elgar sozzled, left unconscious (5,4)

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10a

Circuit breaker initially installed in atomic science college (5)

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11a

Press yellow base metal made from this? (4,3)

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12a

Cheaper looking Scottish spud set before king (7)

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13a

Opening discount store (6)

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15a

As he left the Sorbonne, le duc ate dainty sandwiches (8)

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18a

Character in shocking film dealing with erotic s*x (8)

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20a

Clergyman put back in prison in the USa deep, dark hole (6)

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23a

Huge US subject visited by male doctor (7)

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24a

Former partner, full-figured specimen (7)

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26a

Joint continued to irritate when uncovered (5)

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27a

Adores Depp, mostly playing an outlaw (9)

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28a

Seaman quietly 'eavin' heavy-duty cover (9)

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29a

Legendary Roman figure displayed in Louvre museum (5)

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Down

1d

US city extra supportive of a spin-off of Indian cuisine (9)

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2d

Deleted content of appalling Grokendless trouble (5)

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3d

Russian spymaster forgets line, fine start to evening singsong! (7)

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4d

Taking name of aggressive woman (6)

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5d

Room height, length raised (8)

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6d

Detectives arresting emperor? Flipping severe! (7)

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7d

Dungeon in Paris where Ms Davis necks large one (9)

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8d

Go into two hospital departments (5)

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14d

Extremely liberal mother, one rejected by Starmer and Starmer's father? (9)

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16d

Unsafe, rickety garden house with peeling walls (9)

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17d

Lops head off flowering plant (8)

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19d

Truncated holiday time? On top of this, caught ailment (7)

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21d

"America, China United"Russia's premier layman (7)

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22d

Period at school not as busy? (6)

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23d

Signified average temperature (5)

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25d

Pascal Lamy regularly censored sacred hymn (5)

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