Daily Mail Cryptic #17556

2025-02-17

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1a

Comedian? List him in broadcast up to a point (6,6)

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8a

A link about university mates, lately, proliferates (7)

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9a

Bitter criticism from musical group after six left (7)

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11a

Permanent moves ending in most unfair police ploy? (10)

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12a

Select tool for breaking up hard ground (4)

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14a

Eric fit to swim around river? That's great (8)

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16a

Engineer let into posh car has problem with travel? (3,3)

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17a

Seabird for all to see in Alaska (3)

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19a

Fancy bin with wine, deeply ingrained? (6)

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21a

Sue's partner left after shift with no end of problems? That's reckless (4,4)

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24a

Boast about clothing (4)

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25a

Stop imbibing whisky, say, with director in a glum state (10)

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27a

Turned over and got angry (7)

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28a

Note objections without question getting snacks (7)

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29a

Figure round hospital and close to most present on the spot (4,3,5)

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Down

1d

Road two negotiated to get preservative (4,3)

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2d

Teases eccentric in last seat (10)

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3d

An inability to get off? (8)

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4d

Name in organised vigil has sufficient income (6)

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5d

Fool beginning to touch stomach when upset (4)

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6d

Four detained in hearing of little importance (7)

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7d

Overstate force with a fight? No, wrong (4,1,5,2)

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10d

Dog sulked somehow in French bed hard to obtain (4,4,4)

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13d

Load beer uneasily around place of a shameful sort (10)

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15d

Dome half obscured trophy (3)

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18d

Take open ground for badger? (4,2,2)

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20d

Polish poet touring current hotel (7)

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22d

Woman gets order in east Kent area (7)

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23d

Secret papers put in hot and squalid room (6)

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26d

Turn for jaunt in car (4)

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