Daily Mail Cryptic #17688

2025-08-20

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Across

1a

Shiny dad dressed like a man about town? (8)

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5a

Get ready and start to read elementary textbook (6)

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9a

Fearful Mike or Oscar in tailored suit (8)

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10a

Fine piece of advice with opening of this work (6)

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12a

Conflict with fifty leaving for money (4)

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13a

Sites noted for changes? (4,6)

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15a

Drama on the way? (6,7)

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19a

Potential sort to alter place with pumps? (6,7)

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23a

Miserable type represented on crude mug (10)

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25a

Some Brit checking irritation (4)

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28a

Recall end of successful season almost shared by many? (6)

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29a

Part of a word deployed by Les about everyone in retirement (8)

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30a

Showed approval and fell asleep? (6)

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31a

Careful writer with a certain director (8)

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Down

1d

Separate cadet upset husband (6)

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2d

New house promoted in French city (5)

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3d

Part of livery or kit in racecourse (4)

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4d

Sleep disturbed thus by detective (4,3)

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6d

Greek character keeping at home horned animal (5)

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7d

Revise a tome then, describing some old clothes? (4,5)

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8d

One with job in research has answers (8)

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11d

Second group getting place in schedule? (4)

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14d

Regulars in bar big on spirit (4)

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15d

A start due to play hit by a soaking? (9)

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16d

Worthless stuff whichever way you see it (3)

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17d

Man essentially here in charge (4)

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18d

Particular chaps, not a large sample (8)

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20d

Express dejection in faculty with time gone (4)

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21d

Bland article on versatile doyen (7)

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22d

Snippet about women being wise (6)

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24d

Custom in Western nation, say, after revolution (5)

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26d

Tribe swimming in Italian river (5)

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27d

Additional advantage (4)

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