Telegraph Prize Cryptic #31061

2025-10-18

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1a

Smitten gay men date heartless Trojan hunk (8)

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5a

Lucky animal in mum's bed (6)

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9a

On time, with time, league organised training (8)

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10a

Made to smile with a thought (6)

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12a

British artist at home was hard to indoctrinate (9)

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13a

Jumblies' craft is returned the night before (5)

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14a

Looker's sore in Vogue, not ultimately cool (4)

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16a

Short step allowed in three rhyming lines (7)

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19a

Like French and German articles in pieces (7)

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21a

Person unknown from a Crown Dependency (4)

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24a

Couple with pound for peasant (5)

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25a

General's wife some French fiend initially assailed (9)

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27a

Mrs Batty going into Marks periodically for garment (6)

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28a

Established church in French region (8)

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29a

Program from tech giant, leader in tech (6)

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30a

Students exploit master (5,3)

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1d

Deer raised by mysterious millionaire (6)

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2d

Fair comment? (3,3)

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3d

Staff gathered round the Italian financial centre (5)

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4d

Lower in rank, Democrat agreed changes (7)

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6d

Right to enter guilty plea? (9)

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7d

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8d

Con man and two Lawrences dine on hearts (3,5)

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11d

French feline in casual conversation (4)

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15d

Crashing bore corrupted live data wife enters (5,4)

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17d

Singer last to apply choke in Russian car (4,4)

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18d

Musical comedy avoids publisher (4,4)

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20d

Rough diamonds in Parisian street (4)

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21d

Fog with beginnings of rain and light wind (7)

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22d

Region in terrain so bare up country (6)

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23d

Person consulting doctor not one generally accessible (6)

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26d
7d

Cellist loves silly old singer-songwriter (5,8)

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