Telegraph Prize Cryptic #31007

2025-08-16

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1a

Great shotbowler to receive credit (8)

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5a

Russian region, not small European one (6)

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9a

Knight to spear great many (8)

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10a

Be one keeping control in country (6)

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12a

Soldier bagging fish spread (9)

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13a

Former Labour minister: growth's returning! (5)

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14a

Film not seen did you say? (4)

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16a

Time locks securing home into which one might vanish (4,3)

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19a

Make angry scene in Barking (7)

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21a

Tip from Mirror and Times (4)

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24a

Captain leaving two pennies for sporty sort (5)

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25a

Vote-loser troubled president (9)

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27a

An old love deeply aroused (6)

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28a

Like Titanic in reality? (2,6)

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29a

Stop in Cyclades is tempting (6)

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30a

Character witnesses for whistle-blowers? (8)

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Down

1d

Seductress not changing welcoming look (6)

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2d

Was exhausted, amorous, embracing Romeo (3,3)

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3d

Place in which spearman's end is seen? (5)

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4d

Selfish sort say is wearing too much (7)

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6d

Black pig runs into herbike's demolished (9)

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7d

Contact staff about a bypass (4,4)

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8d

You could say we admitted to sick satire (2,2,4)

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11d

Criminal tendency (4)

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15d

One not bright or amusing when drunk (9)

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17d

Settled under tree for initial treatment (5,3)

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18d

Greek hero cool in rising ocean (8)

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20d

Make listener nervous at first (4)

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21d

A European entertains Saint Peter? (7)

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22d

Scoot along in a Volkswagen (6)

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23d

When play stops for foxes (6)

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26d

Cicero describes inspiring weather (5)

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