Daily Mail Cryptic #17768

2025-12-10

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Across

1a

Passage giving daughter annoyance in port, say (8)

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5a

Military police officer somehow raced close to shop (6)

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9a

Recall food with a French director by yard in wine region (8)

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10a

Trustee more doddery has involuntary contraction (6)

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12a

Final item required by a cobbler (4)

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13a

Excited pair playing dice that's costly (4,6)

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15a

Last gathering possibly describing walls in a room? (2,5,6)

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19a

Tiny interest I suspect altogether? (2,3,8)

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23a

Promising candidate with our people in booklet plugging school (10)

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25a

Some traverse broad Spanish river (4)

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28a

Ordinary piece of equipment at home in beginning (6)

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29a

Remain uncertain about a Democrat that's absent-minded (2,1,5)

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30a

Entrance halls, yes, for mixing (6)

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31a

Put forward advantage about Republican journalist (8)

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Down

1d

Unsteady movement with Bob staggering over middle of glen (6)

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2d

Standards in Nevada firstly, Oregon and Mississippi (5)

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3d

By the sound of it, inferior stream (4)

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4d

Penny attaching superfluous material (7)

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6d

Slip here essentially above river with soldiers (5)

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7d

Firm male in charge with friend in a funny way (9)

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8d

A spread I fancy in ideal place (8)

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11d

Mention of ingenuity a tiny amount (4)

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14d

Weapons producing injuries in the East End (4)

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15d

Misuse of a mini toy's creating antagonism (9)

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16d

Search with no end of concentration in shack (3)

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17d

Chap in literary work very exposed (4)

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18d

Refutation from inspector on special upper level? (8)

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20d

Component in tonic especially is pleasant (4)

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21d

Modify a sign around posh area to show lizards (7)

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22d

Party leading protest in turn bound to suffer nasty fate? (6)

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24d

One being nosy earlier, we hear (5)

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26d

Start to bring payment from tenants in London borough (5)

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27d

Advantage found in hedgerows (4)

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