Daily Mail Cryptic #17657

2025-07-08

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Across

6a

Daring duos penning first of these verse forms (6,8)

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9a

Frenchman's ready to admit two points regarding some radios? (6)

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10a

Rule trio broke describing some motives? (8)

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11a

Drew and Pam newly holding uniform are ready to compete? (6,2)

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13a

Cope with mature staff first (6)

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15a

Cover variant of new criticism (6)

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17a

Immediate thing to assist a hesitating speaker (6)

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19a

Element in potatoes in leading clubhouse (6)

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20a

Not deserving respect, try now, uh, to change (8)

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22a

A recce planned in time essentially for dessert? (3,5)

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24a

Theatrical technique has to get better shortly (6)

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26a

Faster gabbling at work is of huge surprise? (14)

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Down

1d

A true claim a chap made regarding drugs (14)

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2d

Annoys Kirk strangely? Not altogether (4)

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3d

Rich Frenchman at home with tense journalist (6)

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4d

Perhaps, regular habit here gets uncovered (8)

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5d

Accent is lurid in part (4)

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7d

First sign of critical slump sadly in bunches of trees (6)

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8d

Husband in difficult time however admits end to career is fully considered (7,7)

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12d

Money given by one in debt for gardening item (5)

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14d

Turn up strange article in Belgian city (5)

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16d

A Greek character, continually successful type (8)

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18d

Fan promoted valuable thing, trick in football (6)

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21d

Fanciful humour with that fellow singly on vacation (6)

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23d

Sailor boarding empty containers? They're often in ranks (4)

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25d

Penny given support like a professional? (4)

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