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Tuesday, 16th December 2025

There are 16 across clues and 16 down clues for the Telegraph Cryptic crossword on Tuesday, 16th December 2025. View the answers below..

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Number#	Clue	Answer
AAcross 1:	Make a list of most of red meat her husband chucked out
AAcross 5:	Hare – small type
AAcross 9:	Things that are manufactured for pipes
AAcross 10:	Delete concerning film? Not I
AAcross 12:	Snappy doctor aimed and hit me leaving hospital
AAcross 13:	Precise law that's been revoked?
AAcross 14:	Sailor posed, circling lake
AAcross 16:	The woman's following portly clergymen
AAcross 19:	Gloat from US president outside current hotel
AAcross 21:	Blokes act on the radio
AAcross 24:	Gordon Bennett welcomes English judges
AAcross 25:	Complicated tale almost bores a drunk
AAcross 27:	Sally's after a fine chicken
AAcross 28:	Constant interrupting awfully rude to a teacher
AAcross 29:	Saw grass around a yard
AAcross 30:	Obama's absorbing Republican jeers
DDown 1:	Withdraw religious education by couple
DDown 2:	Dismal logo redesigned by George
DDown 3:	Healthy dog given new lead
DDown 4:	Take out additional clubs before heading for Turnberry
DDown 6:	Soon begrudge going into work
DDown 7:	Eat solid bananas by oneself
DDown 8:	Address is on top of European paper
DDown 11:	Muscle complaint
DDown 15:	Acknowledgement from Democrat after a special assignment
DDown 17:	Celebrity was securing lead in road movie	STAR WARS
DDown 18:	After beer, regularly play in a disgruntled manner
DDown 20:	His Excellency grabs old spades – these are useful in the garden
DDown 21:	Distinguished, crazy, short relative
DDown 22:	Sign of nerves after Tom perhaps overturned strategy
DDown 23:	Try on shirt, finally, and second suit
DDown 26:	Some cameo? Scarcely what Hollywood actor wants?

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