Telegraph Prize Cryptic #31091

2025-11-22

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1a

Ancient individual breaking leg (5-3)

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5a

Join learner in excitement (6)

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9a

Endless comfort in underwear for rustics (8)

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10a

Docks' new deliveries reported (6)

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12a

This rogue reformedjust! (9)

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13a

Friend frequenting beach in Australia (5)

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14a
22d

Gay genius, ace film director taking in Piedmont city (4,6)

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16a

United within limits thrashing Spurs? (7)

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19a

Deeply respectful gesture an advantage at 25 Across (7)

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21a

Evil consuming good character (4)

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24a

Fleece brand husband wears (5)

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25a

Scot's anti-royalist battle (9)

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27a

Old woman can start to say prayer (6)

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28a

Very good cryptanalyst doing this (8)

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29a

New growth had changed spiritual leader (6)

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30a

OAP with Grieg playing broken chord (8)

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Down

1d

Smashing up some Balkan fences? (6)

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2d

Round kitchen fireplace in Dutch royal house (6)

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3d

Consummate done deed? (5)

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4d

Duck or swallow (3,4)

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6d

Delivering sermon before suffering? (9)

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7d

Private scheme to arouse curiosity (8)

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8d

City still over the moon (8)

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11d

Punters here in catastrophe, credit denied (4)

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15d

Strangely tiny bar in large hotel an enigma (9)

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17d

Crowd suddenly assembled in Belgium after two seconds? (5,3)

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18d

Owing recognition for sure but empty inside (8)

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20d

Musical duo with terrible acting (4)

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21d

Firebrand, senior cleric, English, imprisoned? (7)

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22d

See 14 Across

23d

Barking dogs at party (4,2)

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26d

Hoard money, did you say? (5)

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