Daily Mail Cryptic #17720

2025-10-03

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Across

1a

Replace poor mat in hotel's bar (7)

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5a

Leave quickly on holiday after hard work (3,3)

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9a

Loner's swimming round Kelvin to get diving accessory (7)

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10a

Polarising sort gets to strengthen appeal in Middle East (7)

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11a

On and off, many are in Scottish town (3)

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12a

Person with weapon to patrol front of barracks is allowed (11)

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13a

Archdeacon in middle of rest? That's a strong possibility (5)

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14a

Bob agreed to move near stuff on board? (4,5)

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16a

One journeying a lot, right, kept by working valet and relative in turn (9)

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17a

Bring together some fun items (5)

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19a

Attempt to hear individual with first sign of some assistance (3,4,4)

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22a

Freshwater fish indeed regularly seen (3)

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23a

European in own house gets dismissal (5,2)

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24a

Container on a course? (4,3)

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26a

Temporary ruler, say, blocking payment (6)

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27a

Used former edition cut by Irish broadcaster (7)

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Down

1d

A poster revised more than is required (2,5)

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2d

A property airmen developed gets trademark (11,4)

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3d

Part of a wood, maybe, in heavy rainfall with no sun (3)

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4d

Athlete is less agitated with day gone (5)

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5d

Buzz over first of grub in eating venue, remarkable thing (9)

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6d

Heaps of combustible material in sleepy reserve (5)

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7d

Gossipy sort sadly bit glibber if with Elizabeth (15)

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8d

Male in Spanish city largely with outsiders in ministry (6)

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12d

Step I suspect in skiing route (5)

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14d

Belittle politician Clare after period without power (4,5)

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15d

Theologian touring much of ancient building is Celtic priest (5)

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16d

Time in college with unknown character getting irritable (6)

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18d

First person to probe awful greed came out (7)

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20d

Figure leaving northern church is female relative (5)

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21d

Intersection in slope (5)

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25d

Merriment first off in shelter (3)

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