The Telegraph Cryptic puzzle clues 2025 Dec 15

• About to visit capital for upper garments Crossword Clue
• Agitated fellow, one cold outside court Crossword Clue
• Alpha males will provide the last word Crossword Clue
• Artist of note seen accompanying head of Academy in photos Crossword Clue
• Author's large book about novelist Virginia losing heart Crossword Clue
• Betray hired thug guarding rear Crossword Clue
• Clear and windy when touring lake Crossword Clue
• Costumier leaving uniform off the rails for wintry weather Crossword Clue
• Criminal getting a match on Tinder? Crossword Clue
• Critical part of ball game lay ahead of Mark Crossword Clue
• Declare around 500, then start to bowl quickly, for example Crossword Clue
• Desire last of laundry bringing in Crossword Clue
• Election quiz mostly exploits poor Liberal Crossword Clue
• Ghost taps human leaving university? Ludicrous! Crossword Clue
• Infamous, presumably them drinking old port Crossword Clue
• Insect sheltered by cascara buckthorn Crossword Clue
• Maybe beef in wine with marrow Crossword Clue
• Pay for sink Crossword Clue
• Phone unwrapped, ring singer in US city Crossword Clue
• Police officers surrounding hotel - they're part of a trap Crossword Clue
• Pulp stun with tour attendances Crossword Clue
• Safe to hold up Navy flag Crossword Clue
• Salieri occasionally strained and impenetrable Crossword Clue
• Smiley, perhaps too nice, running to hug Mike Crossword Clue
• Tech company introduces ostentatiously good English course Crossword Clue
• Theatre worker who cues more Swift Crossword Clue
• Wandering carelessly, lost rose Crossword Clue
• What hitch-hiker says getting dropped off? No idea! Crossword Clue
• Wife steering clear of stingers and biters Crossword Clue