Daily Mail Cryptic #17244

2023-12-06

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1a

How one might describe hardliners certainly? (7,5)

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8a

Two items of underwear making one very plucky (7)

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9a

Decorates female clothes (7)

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11a

English lecturer to make an address for a set of voters (10)

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12a

Women fronting a firm in Texan city (4)

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14a

Most delicious Italian wine kept in check (8)

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16a

Former investigator recently on vacation in end of period (6)

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17a

Miserable thing used by a jockey half ignored (3)

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19a

Where one usually finds traffic to a certain extent? (2,1,3)

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21a

First of postgraduates with degree I fancy showing quality (8)

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24a

Foolish type, learner detained by Dorothy (4)

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25a

Support by Chinese director here essentially for bribe (10)

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27a

English banker, embarrassed after reversal, departed (7)

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28a

A graduate without others has edible mollusc (7)

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29a

Clubs missing term in fencing possibly for a violation (12)

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Down

1d

Work is getting to loom for them? (7)

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2d

Describing those whose output has to be staged? (10)

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3d

Earn more profit than unfashionable Greek on old ship (8)

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4d

Almost leading fruit until now (2,4)

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5d

Outstanding fellow educated in part (4)

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6d

Old woman in a bit's cooked fragrant type of rice (7)

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7d

Inattentive man Des in debt after becoming confused (6,6)

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10d

Very unfeeling eccentric dents a theory (5,7)

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13d

Thrill from old hotel I value around filming location (10)

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15d

Lightly touch a listening device (3)

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18d

Dress in the morning in, say, uplifting activity on a cruise? (4,4)

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20d

Feature on a plane's wing near oil that's spilt (7)

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22d

Safely survive car journey in public (4,3)

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23d

Figure supporting Greek character gets to become tight (6)

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26d

Suddenly alter direction amid successive errands (4)

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