Daily Mail Cryptic #17555

2025-02-14

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1a

Second peninsula is very cold region (7)

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5a

Nerdy sorts defending right for Turks' rivals? (6)

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9a

Welsh banker had in retirement silky material (7)

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10a

British pair recalled old Irish woman's salon (7)

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11a

Choose spinner, first to last (3)

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12a

Compose paper for Tom describing a good lock? (6,5)

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13a

Follow place in which to see wild plants etc.? (5)

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14a

Tell niece to move customers (9)

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16a

Sadly hate round description of a court witness (5,4)

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17a

Casually wander in low clubhouse (5)

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19a

Fancy table and dishes are given general acceptance (11)

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22a

Older relative's Indian side (3)

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23a

Misgiving from creditor amid drink with the French (7)

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24a

Line with police officers missing lead in hallways (7)

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26a

Private comments when facing fateful day (6)

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27a

A young male leading racket in pantomime (7)

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Down

1d

Endures spiv at odd points with corrupt touts (4,3)

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2d

Draft's nasty bits formed without concerted effort (2,4,3,6)

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3d

Component in bread placed in bakery, easily (3)

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4d

A learner given gun, say, shows fear (5)

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5d

Herb is big when cultivated? That's nonsense (9)

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6d

Supply programme's latest witty comment (5)

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7d

King at present with single broadcast opinion gets to show self-assurance (4,4,3,4)

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8d

Cold dessert not a major matter (6)

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12d

One working hard, no ordinary worker on roof (5)

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14d

Wild nature in zanier comic on board cold ship (9)

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15d

Identified rising cathedral official holding mass (5)

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16d

Anxiety from a French rental agreement left out (6)

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18d

Labourer thus close to men having practical experience (5,2)

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20d

Offer to include exercise for human being, maybe (5)

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21d

Prince beginning to value a Middle East sweet (5)

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25d

Long, thin scarf in marine vessel shortly (3)

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