Daily Mail Cryptic #17617

2025-05-13

Solve on Daily Mail →

Across

6a

Tie anchors and pins at sea in commercial vessels (9,5)

flowerflowerflower
9a

Retired American in awkward spot, no clear basis for choice (4,2)

Generating...
10a

Bit of coffee with Eastern European, tall thin type (8)

Generating...
11a

Shadowy agent shortly with corrupt cartel (8)

Generating...
13a

How one might describe people arguing with each other consecutively? (2,1,3)

Generating...
15a

Link mostly was designed for non-blood relations (2,4)

Generating...
17a

Husband from Britain entering favoured Thai resort (6)

Generating...
19a

Limited talk repeatedly in Latin American dance (3,3)

Generating...
20a

Concerned about dog, say, being reprimanded (8)

Generating...
22a

English cafe moved for all to see in place of a tranquil kind (8)

Generating...
24a

Large quantity of work in Cyprus for ministers (6)

Generating...
26a

Standard wager possibly about source of guns in a hostile state (2,7,5)

Generating...

Down

1d

A Conservative given accolade about extremely smooth skill (14)

Generating...
2d

Declines first off in printing fluids (4)

Generating...
3d

Smart U.S. lawyer followed by quiet person (6)

Generating...
4d

Fighter toyed with a risk, eh? That's very strange (8)

Generating...
5d

Cut down thick slice of meat (4)

Generating...
7d

Try to influence aristocrat about opening for business (6)

Generating...
8d

One helping with a toy malfunctioning gets to exaggerate distress? (4,2,3,5)

flowerflowerflower
12d

Condition of military supremo surrounding regulars in pool (5)

Generating...
14d

Section of bank leased for joint (5)

flowerflowerflower
16d

Payment to cover hot Arab fellow in place to unload goods (8)

Generating...
18d

With leader absent, given to joking about viewers? (6)

Generating...
21d

Go back to review creed with European (6)

Generating...
23d

Cases of climber ascending steep cliff (4)

Generating...
25d

Instances half missing for classroom test (4)

Generating...