Telegraph Prize Cryptic #31097

2025-11-29

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1a

Fellow thus about to engage personnel (5)

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4a

Regal house in a street crossed by a soldier (9)

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9a

Sting occasionally put out some music? (5)

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10a

Scotsman, say, drinking two litres with Scotsman is lit up (9)

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11a

Venerable Parisian is thought to lose face (8)

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12a

One might make changes to dire novel (6)

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14a

Creative sort at home, otherwise taking air (8)

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15a

Someone like Messi heading for soccer pitch (4)

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17a

Jolly cover of Verve track (4)

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19a

Splash the cash I had, around fifty grand (8)

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23a

Foxit goes after monkey in a tree (6)

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25a

Ace video's beginning with riotous shot (8)

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27a

Refined type, king perhaps, following information let out (9)

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28a

Cook carrying Italian's starter and main (5)

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29a

Delicate leg Raphaella bandages daily (9)

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30a

Academic entertaining you once is a respected figure (5)

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Down

1d

Chomp wraps like a nut (6)

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2d

Physicist's opposition can create changes (9)

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3d

Defiant comment from drunkard in this location (2,5)

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4d

Writer's bitter running through catalogue (10)

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5d

Spike Milligan ultimately has trouble (4)

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6d

Briefly mentions entirely topless American guys (7)

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7d

What's said when drinking to a good person (5)

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8d

Engineers go and come back (6)

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13d

Musical ornament jazzed up hit no tiny amount (10)

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16d

Fighting Tyson, I aim to show hostile attitude (9)

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18d

Reportedly, you're going to record food eaten in winter (4,3)

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20d

Saw how drinks are served at room temperature (7)

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21d

Plug small books about Napoleon, say (6)

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22d

Reject ringing inaccurate scientist (6)

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24d

Revolutionary city (North Australia) divided into areas (5)

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26d

This person upset old lady and literary heroine (4)

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