Daily Mail Cryptic #17731

2025-10-20

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1a

Treat more severely difficult comic after film in good hotel (3,5,4)

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8a

Female wrongly maligned with no end of gossiping (7)

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9a

Loudly play ringer shortly by solicitor (4,3)

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11a

Lancer gets confused making shapes (10)

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12a

Copies primates (4)

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14a

Those fitting windows are less active in confines of grounds (8)

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16a

Models crashing only rarely (6)

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17a

Positive response from yard ahead (3)

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19a

A very quiet man has orchard fruit (6)

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21a

Doctor best paid gets named? (8)

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24a

Hostels favoured by newcomers on vacation (4)

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25a

Sign butler is upset, describing a violent storm? (10)

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27a

Most tidy Tyneside area facing challenge (7)

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28a

Place in which workers are active? (7)

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29a

General sites for distributing small type of vehicle (6,6)

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Down

1d

Start to greet woman in region of Spain (7)

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2d

Teases Stan least I suspect (10)

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3d

Soldiers touring military venue and unknown place with glass walls (8)

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4d

Beg lot to repair cup without handles (6)

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5d

Period, it's said, for trickery (4)

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6d

Journalist after bringing up bad time was plodding (7)

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7d

Top remaining loose gets soaking (12)

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10d

Sadly see greed too about money in part (2,4,6)

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13d

Resolution in place where people come to live? (10)

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15d

Reserve is not obvious (not half!) (3)

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18d

Old man gets book in second auction that's mediocre (8)

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20d

Skill with words and dig by first person in Asian language (7)

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22d

More sensational betting on old company here essentially (7)

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23d

Group in Switzerland beginning to exhibit dress (6)

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26d

Composer seen in October, generally (4)

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