Telegraph Prize Cryptic #31001

2025-08-09

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1a

Musical instrument neighbour brought round (4)

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3a

Lawyer has drink with secret society member (5,5)

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10a

Owl old boy trained for film industry (9)

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11a

Large chests in small singers? (5)

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12a

High place where Providence is in view (5)

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13a

Frenchman Napoleon crashed an aircraft (9)

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14a

Snooker champ winning after century in competition (5,3)

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16a

Operatic song in pub for social outcast (6)

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19a

See 6 Down

20a

Primary timber source outside Missouri (8)

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22a

Desperate fellow, drunk, sent back new wine variety (9)

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24a

Ray quiet at the back (5)

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26a

Unwelcome invader's flying bomb surge endless (5)

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27a

Turned on married men getting into bed? 6 Down 19 Across! (2,7)

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28a

City's battered galleons are French (3,7)

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29a

Addict taken in because relapsed (4)

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Down

1d

The Spanish club climbing league list? (5)

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2d

Variable rent around good London area (9)

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4d

Rodent leading with its tail, and not really big (8)

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5d

Mounted equipment restricting noise (6)

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6d
19a

I won't give away a spy working with Emerald Isle (2,4,3,6)

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7d

Some hairy slob up country (5)

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8d

Iron structure in sunset horribly hot inside (6,3)

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9d

Item subject to inflation in Lebanese port (4)

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14d

Small storm: Luddites upset about verse (4,5)

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15d

Chap who wrote Rocket Man did you say? (9)

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17d

Party not now held by island pagans? (9)

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18d

My husband carried in pleasant Rolls-Royce (8)

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21d

Is he bound to miss? (6)

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23d

Rules indoors most regularly ignored (5)

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24d

Problem with pressure in oil receptacle (4)

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25d

Express disapproval with our heartless teacher (5)

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