Daily Mail Cryptic #17569

2025-03-06

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1a

Leaders of hard unit badly mishandle non-combatants near a target? (5,6)

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9a

Cutting tone I'd suspect behind prince (7)

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10a

First person with a link about soft pastry dish (4,3)

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11a

Fury from father losing son (3)

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12a

I'm familiar with form on course? (7)

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13a

One once active in engagements? (7)

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14a

Reportedly, overnight dampness is expected (3)

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15a

Director in charge with journalist getting cut (5)

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17a

Old male and female in county's borders of a cosy sort (5)

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18a

Plain-spoken singer James (5)

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20a

Perch skipper put beside street (5)

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22a

Take short sleep in Californian city bar last (3)

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24a

Use device shortly in way out (7)

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25a

Sun god seems to move ancient king (7)

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26a

Commotion in circle backing commercial (3)

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27a

Cotton fabric satisfactory in dry wind (7)

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28a

Recall Scottish flower in earth, thing used by cooks (4,3)

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29a

Entirely get rid of old expression in a side? Not half (11)

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Down

1d

One whose chance of succeeding may not last? (4,11)

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2d

Fool largely mistook date that's changed (7)

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3d

Low point occupying Selina directly (5)

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4d

It's shot for domestic consumption? (4,5)

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5d

Adaptable Celt is dressed to tour area (7)

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6d

Tradesmen potter about in large retail venue (10,5)

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7d

Special diet reordered? One's deliberately offended (6)

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8d

Very tiny adolescent given coat for Sunday (6)

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16d

One looking after building of a temporary nature? (9)

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18d

Right to enter sandy area creates rupture (6)

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19d

Repeat in a tired way slogan against hard leftist? (4,3)

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21d

Moderate a medium for artists (7)

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23d

Start to prefer refined steel for grinding tool (6)

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25d

Swiss dish put among Frosties (5)

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