Daily Mail Cryptic #17531

2025-01-13

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Across

1a

Decorative activity following excellent portrait, maybe (4,8)

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8a

One seeking togetherness in place to study spread of fire (7)

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9a

Recall lot in Italy getting wild mushrooms (7)

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11a

Wag seen possibly in northern Cyprus is supplier of information? (4,6)

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12a

Annoying person interrupting troupes, typically (4)

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14a

Farm employee's forceful blow (8)

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16a

Jerry's rival twice has drum (3,3)

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17a

Follow boxer, perhaps (3)

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19a

Ape, say, is in retreat seen by chap touring island (6)

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21a

Bend and arch somehow characteristic of a tree? (8)

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24a

Bad-mannered and coarse after losing head (4)

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25a

Greek musician featuring in film is crusading figure (10)

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27a

Recorded legal document shown by figure (7)

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28a

Notional line followed on a global basis? (7)

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29a

Eccentric traded a phone manual (4,8)

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Down

1d

Part of a course, reasonable course (7)

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2d

Make weaker golf shot with a manner on a tee (4,4,2)

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3d

Supplied dessert to captivate very excited European (8)

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4d

Effect shown by independent politician on statute (6)

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5d

Some star navigates small mountain lake (4)

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6d

Most innocent sort of natives (7)

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7d

Exert pressure and rotate Seth at work with team (4,3,5)

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10d

This person's beset by change of tradition by Yankee of a threatening nature (12)

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13d

Analyse one's guilt hiding uniform and office gear? (6,4)

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15d

Overcharge Rex with old boy (3)

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18d

Wild garden for all to see on river has imposing quality (8)

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20d

First sign of issue amid crazy time in Portuguese island (7)

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22d

Lifted this code wrongly after ignoring chapter (7)

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23d

Settle with English archdeacon ahead (4,2)

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26d

Boss doing a lot of reading? Not half (4)

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