Telegraph Prize Cryptic #31133

2026-01-10

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1a

Entertaining piece with a great view from seats in circle? (6,5)

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10a

Siren in hallway off and onroom emptied (5)

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11a

Met son in fantastic American state (9)

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12a

Wearing navy perhaps, and working as a 28 Across? (2,7)

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13a

Rob Lowe's lead character entering all over the place (5)

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14a

Figure in brown at the backyellowish-brown (6)

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16a

Foreign Office guard checking British timepiece (3-5)

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18a

Nothing behind small sofa (4,4)

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20a

Recalled Greek character unwell after a plant such as garlic (6)

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23a

Sinatra rereleases somewhat less common (5)

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24a

Full of beans and windy, get niece to bring in last of Alka-Seltzer (9)

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26a

Inferior candy store with no Tango, sadly (9)

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27a

Strange and unpopular ref getting France eliminated? (5)

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28a

According to Spooner, composer Gustav gave money to female servant (7-4)

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Down

2d

Old palmist regularly failing tests (5)

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3d

Shame about Flash, Queen single's cover (7)

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4d

Problem with US university crest (6)

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5d

Ultimately, Sharon Horgan terribly bored by English sycophant (6-2)

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6d

One elevated to a higher position in disbelief? (7)

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7d

Conservationists hope to support inhabitant (8,5)

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8d

Match day paper? (8)

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9d

Catch article on Rooney maybe in rag (4,3,6)

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15d

Swear into microphone? The essence of Cockney Rebel! (8)

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17d

Team struggling to invade acclaim enemy lines? (4,4)

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19d

A little prissy, ring assistant for lilac (7)

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21d

Terribly glum about dispute over angler's bait (7)

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22d

So long in spot close to Banbury and Oxford University (3,3)

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25d

It's over, after initially thanking United trainer and all the players (5)

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