Telegraph Cryptic #31184

2026-03-11

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1a

Church bigwig, a Roman Catholic hard man (10)

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6a

Impressive digital snap? (4)

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10a

Reject odds on holder of The Ashes (5)

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11a

Response involving day editor's work (9)

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12a

Shed alien group of ministers (7)

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13a

Heinz regularly seen in Italian city underground section (7)

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14a

After work pint with cerebral bloke close to Victoria (6,6)

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18a

Chopin and Liszt casually discussed items to be purchased? (8,4)

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21a

Snack, one eaten by uncommon baronet (7)

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23a

Russian government gets new leader, mischievous individual (7)

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24a

Item produced by automaker (new CEO, T Blair) (9)

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25a

Club legend is counting cups (5)

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26a

Long, tense parliament (4)

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27a

Shot dispensed from large barrel in dive? (10)

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Down

1d

French region: unlimited salsa, great service (6)

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2d

Charlie (one's other half) is a bit roly-poly (6)

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3d

Lots of hands get chopped off in this country! (6,8)

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4d

Vital neurotransmitter derived from ironstone (9)

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5d

System command (5)

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7d

Dnepr is one river (including one controlled by locks) (8)

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8d

Tory shoo-in beginning to orchestrate work for players (8)

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9d

Area vulnerable to Paris strike? (8,6)

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15d

Illuminate new line in 18, draining last energy (9)

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16d

Shellfish roast arranged on top of white fish (8)

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17d

Doctor finally lances her boil, flipping awful (8)

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19d

It's pretty cold hereunfortunately, koala cleared out (6)

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20d

Old-fashioned uniform for one colour sergeant? Nothing left (6)

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22d

First to teach student in America, OK city (5)

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