Daily Mail Cryptic #17106

2023-05-26

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1a

Children with Martin, say, acquiring love for soft leather (7)

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5a

A group on board ship gets advantages (6)

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9a

Guess ruse is devised to skirt major route south (7)

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10a

An activity for potters? (7)

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11a

Concern shortly in saloon, maybe (3)

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12a

Keep the same flag by island site ultimately (11)

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13a

Crisp biscuit with liquid fare (5)

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14a

Sadly dean omits town in Kent (9)

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16a

Escort a cold group of actors (9)

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17a

Hidden problem in haul at sea? (5)

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19a

A stern sense somehow - or a serious quality (11)

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22a

Regular features of heroine for a very long period (3)

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23a

Thriller writer unapproachable when touring quiet area (7)

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24a

Piece of advice to return among the French expensive jug (7)

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26a

Start of terrible clashes in heavy goods vehicles (6)

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27a

Cultivated in trade, like one fully up to speed? (7)

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Down

1d

Charlie remains with firm with women, a source of long-term profit? (4,3)

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2d

A rare critic agitated about military force ending on another huge vessel (8,7)

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3d

Broad sash worn around waist on Brit oddly (3)

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4d

Mistake to store energy by a city in Italy (5)

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5d

Diligence shown by Bob and James, say, in a university city deprived of leader (9)

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6d

Remove unwanted matter from search (5)

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7d

Change to heat in kitchen? Face problem without flinching (4,2,2,3,4)

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8d

By the sound of it, fix horizontal band of decoration (6)

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12d

Sceptic disheartened by peculiar feature of rugby (5)

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14d

Points for getting fuel on a regular basis? (9)

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15d

Hard blow close to cheeks? They usually come in pairs (5)

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16d

Punish a wrong on behalf of vendor 50% reduced in time (6)

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18d

Figure found in middle of local? (7)

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20d

Revolutionary name adopting hard set of moral principles (5)

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21d

Beginning of enjoyable times, part that's inspired a person living abroad (5)

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25d

Something brewed in delicate apparatus (3)

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