Telegraph Cryptic Crossword #31125 (DT 31125)
Daily Telegraph Cryptic
· 32 clues with answers and explanations
· 2026-01-01
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Across
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Game
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Anagram
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anagram of BIRD + IS + ALL = BILLIARDS; definition: "Game"
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BILLIARDS
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Left
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Container
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ABANDONED
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Overly
Type
Acrostic
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OBESE
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rackets
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NOISES
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Force
Type
Reversal
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PRECISE
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Post
Type
Deletion
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TWEE
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Said
Type
Homophone
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DEMORALISE
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Private
Type
Anagram
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anagram of SECRET + DIRT = RESTRICTED; definition: "Private"
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RESTRICTED
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Mole
Type
Homophone
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PIER
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Tonsure
Type
Acrostic
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SHAVING
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outlines
Type
Double definition
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BRIEFS
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Organ
Type
Container
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LIVER
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Def
oddly
Type
Hidden word
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INANIMATE
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Def
Workers
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Container
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AGREEMENT
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Designs on a person's body?
Type
Cryptic definition
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TATS
Down
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hound
Type
Double definition
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BADGER
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Def
Rubbish place to retire
Type
Double definition
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BUNK
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Def
Hide
Type
Cryptic definition
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LEDERHOSEN
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warship
Type
Anagram
Expl
anagram of COLD + RAIN = IRONCLAD; definition: "warship"
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IRONCLAD
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Def
River
Type
Charade
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R (abbreviation="River") + EELS (synonym="fish") = REELS; definition: "rocks"
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REELS
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pace
Type
Reversal
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STEP
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Def
Terrible shower
Type
Acrostic
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RAINSTORM
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Def
Commercial
Type
Anagram
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anagram of CENTRE + MAIL = MERCANTILE; definition: "Commercial"
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MERCANTILE
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Unhappy
Type
Container
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DEPRESSED
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Def
One
Type
Charade
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ITINERANT
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Def
Cross
Type
Hidden word
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TRAVERSE
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performer
Type
Hidden word
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Hidden in "pART IS Testing part for performer"
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ARTIST
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Type
Acrostic
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HOVER
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Def
insect
Type
Homophone
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FLEA
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