Telegraph Prize Cryptic #31037

2025-09-20

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1a

Bad tweet bothers chap leaving Conservative authority (3,6,4,2)

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9a

Rook: different meat in northern town (9)

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10a

Chat referring to African country (5)

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11a

Number one story recalled euphoria (7)

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12a

Fools backing postgraduate in disgrace (6)

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15a

Railway Children amuse themselves with school group (5,3)

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16a

Down and dirty (4)

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19a

Northern origins in Open All Hours for Arkwright? (4)

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20a

Son and peers devised reply (8)

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23a

More work in uncut opiate (6)

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24a

Wailing wraith, that woman in torment (7)

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26a

Floor in a labyrinth (5)

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28a

Irregular mostly involved with Left? (9)

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29a

Toast of lord made silly by rice wine? (3,3,5,4)

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Down

1d

Resin from tree put in ground with nitrogen (10)

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2d

Prodigal, more disheartened tramp (11)

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3d

Submissive old criminal holding spotted cube (8)

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4d

Better prospect initially missed in conclusion (8)

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5d

Pacific state importing South Indian pastry (6)

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6d

Skinful had on Burns Night? (6)

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7d

Slow boat nevertheless capsized (3)

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8d

Energy worker climbing fiery mountain (4)

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13d

Black dog barking in hall came to catch ball (11)

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14d

Two poor grades produce decline (10)

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17d

Marine ray devouring river fish (3,5)

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18d

On the warpath in uniform, spike the guns? (2,2,4)

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21d

How's that for charm? (6)

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22d

Bar one, wise men understood larval form (6)

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25d

Bit of leg that's a little lower? (4)

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27d

Excellent reason to start with melody (3)

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