Telegraph Cryptic #31190

2026-03-18

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4a

Piercing stomach is mostly a show of virility (8)

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8a

Person engaging lawyer Neil is back in court (6)

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9a

Classic 1963 film flyers (3,5)

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10a

Tear down his model furiously (8)

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11a

Top meeting involving key players (6)

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12a

Relic from bygone age Rodin's sculpted, lined with gold (8)

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13a

Maybe 99 or 100 brought in, that is best (3,5)

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16a

Pan cooks white fish after downing fine German wine (8)

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19a

One way to make egg: beat it regularly Bill before beginning to eat (8)

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21a

Putrefying triceps wound after dislocating radius (6)

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23a

Noel, ordinary dad, knight, retired general (8)

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24a

Popular recording group The Killers (3,5)

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25a

Sharp stick Kelvin poked into drain (6)

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26a

Advances, trying to hold line (8)

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Down

1d

Cryptic Elgar, 1A "Eating out tagine here?" (7)

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2d

Notorious Biblical king to upset American historian (9)

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3d

Fearsome warrior finishes off Attic lad (6)

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4d

My daughter's in on arranging a special time for mum (9,6)

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5d

Musical group that contains 32 men? (5,3)

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6d

This compiler would put on Isle of Man dialect (5)

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7d

Produced content of viral Portuguese product (7)

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14d

Might Rod come up with this ginger, ridiculous hairstyle? (3,6)

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15d

Noble Conservative featured in Ustinov broadcast (8)

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17d

One from Lisbon turned up on board debonair e-bike (7)

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18d

One born in the Fifties eating large white loaf (7)

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20d

Russian emperor takes exercise after throwing up meal (6)

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22d

Sample refinement (5)

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