Daily Mail Cryptic #17280

2024-01-26

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1a

Spell to include mean or lavish meal (7)

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5a

Acts as cover, perhaps, in agricultural areas (6)

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9a

Artist with a Fiat chomped almond-flavoured biscuit (7)

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10a

Woman surprisingly has a tan (7)

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11a

Drink slipped (not half) (3)

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12a

Thing might emerge from this travel in the small hours? (5,6)

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13a

Put off backing for official journalist (5)

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14a

Chalet Don designed for a varied athletics event (9)

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16a

Tries to enter genuine practice session (9)

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17a

Martial arts expert clipped figure, yes, in Germany (5)

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19a

One watched nervously around entrance to big Scottish town (11)

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22a

Floor covering for ugly houses (3)

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23a

Construct in cold atmosphere initially a hard surface (7)

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24a

Late spring gala in affluent part of London (7)

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26a

Current Dutch ace, say, has thing to carry personal details (2,4)

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27a

Trustee accustomed to entertain society is tied up? (7)

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Down

1d

Food turning up was first taken from a residence? (7)

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2d

Holder of pot now dancing around front of trophy in an elated state (2,3,2,3,5)

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3d

Ordinary fellow entertaining a fool (3)

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4d

Form of pronunciation in Asian island without fine government (5)

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5d

Zealous supporter at international still not finished (9)

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6d

Highly praise former group from the south (5)

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7d

A plan in crisis I'd suspect requires types to enforce rules? (15)

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8d

Degree of difference in border (6)

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12d

Some finer values in Roman emperor (5)

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14d

Director remains to get on part of a vehicle (9)

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15d

Freshwater fish has smell after head is removed (5)

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16d

Fierce storms in Brazilian city (6)

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18d

Dean and Reg stirred up in a fury? (7)

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20d

Heather in charge amid long period (5)

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21d

Take in commercial money-making place, not new (5)

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25d

Second person cited tree (3)

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