Telegraph Prize Cryptic #31019

2025-08-30

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Across

1a

Female with slack plant fibre (4)

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3a

Hiding debt, a politician and Scottish footballers like frogs? (10)

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10a

One from Oslo wearing no rubbish (9)

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11a

Ring back about one tree (5)

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12a

Support for artistic endeavours? (5)

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13a

Ultimately decent or gentle drunk's glasses (9)

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14a

Being disrespectful, turn over a lot of underwear (8)

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16a

Child of five round American flowering plant (6)

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19a

Ignore reorganised district (6)

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20a

Laze around with Tory showing fanaticism (8)

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22a

We hear county rowing crew take one's breath away (9)

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24a

American idiot, before end of day, lacking steadiness (5)

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26a

I repeatedly will go after information for spirits (5)

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27a

Unhampered short distance, not fast (9)

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28a

Newspaper needs year for sending of messages (10)

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29a

Old transatlantic edition (4)

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Down

1d

Unofficial receiver, one at edge of garden (5)

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2d

Striking part of police work (9)

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4d

Graduate away from the sea in part of the Shetland Islands (8)

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5d

Wishing to eat article removed from country (6)

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6d

Like certain dictionaries, all big, uni ordered (9)

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7d

Not a very big hooter? (5)

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8d

Mysterious Ray maybe becoming office worker (9)

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9d

Went down mountain (4)

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14d

Prudence terribly sore in battle (9)

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15d

Exasperating for very old leader (9)

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17d

No riotous fooling around is disreputable (9)

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18d

Man caught by live flying creature, huge beast (8)

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21d

Strange affair supplying material for baskets etc (6)

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23d

Match having no followers (5)

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24d

Small amount left inside jar (4)

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25d

Yankee lied about surrender (5)

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