Telegraph Cryptic #31186

2026-03-13

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Across

1a

Banks of South America that man had asked for silence (7)

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5a

Show-off son wearing straw hat (7)

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9a

Elizabeth's lead welcomed by actor pal cast for epic film (9)

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10a

Note picked up is money (5)

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11a

Scratching head, feel that hurt (4)

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12a

Martial artists abandon underwear (4,6)

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13a

Accredit gold is found in gold article (9)

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16a

Regularly used cat door flap (3)

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19a

Small amount of pet odour going round (3)

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20a

Deeper ground with gas and oil source (9)

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22a

A savage eating skinned hare is greedy (10)

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25a

Kid heard river (4)

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27a

Run away from cruel operative (5)

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28a

Advanced behind, to catch seabird rotating (9)

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29a

Becomes overly enthused about acquiring vases (5,2)

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30a

Discusses group in pit retiring (7)

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Down

1d

Group speaking about district (8)

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2d

A French lover formerly quoted as lacking enthusiasm (9)

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3d

Long jump second in decathlon (4)

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4d

Giving particulars about diamonds selling, but not originally (9)

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5d

Chess player's need to support bishop (5)

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6d

Recording of books in carcopy (9)

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7d

Letter from Greek ends in plaintive tone (5)

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8d

Once more talk about that woman climbing tree (6)

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14d

Aliens do sure sit funnily (9)

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15d

Appraised a valet due to be relocated (9)

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17d

Fastidious close to twelve times cutting ham (4-5)

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18d

Adventurer you'd see briefly at sea in possession of ship (8)

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21d

Lieutenant carrying bladed tools is most careless (6)

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23d

Mail in which Romeo's rejected love (5)

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24d

I had a house somewhere in America (5)

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26d

Dull poet turned up (4)

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