Daily Mail Cryptic #17773

2025-12-17

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1a

Chess player facing ditches on and off, hazard in winter (5,3)

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5a

Retired duo blocking city? That's sickener (6)

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9a

Leaders of several councils always object, being highly critical (8)

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10a

Former female student in a U.S. city around second half of autumn (6)

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12a

Some fox encircling cattle (4)

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13a

Hatred poet developed for anonymous source (4,6)

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15a

Football club clearly acts differently when entertaining father (7,6)

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19a

A fellow with a university describing cheap travel as worthless saving (1,5,7)

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23a

Favourable person paid by mine with financial debts (10)

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25a

A service from the East in the distance (4)

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28a

Feature of weather map thus put by graduate in Ireland (6)

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29a

Call item out that's jarring (8)

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30a

Student compositions, for example, covered by three points (6)

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31a

Chat with date excitedly, like one in a couple? (8)

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Down

1d

Present set at work in East London district (6)

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2d

Saying from commercial period (5)

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3d

Cosmetic is stuff produced underground, we hear (4)

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4d

Examine group acquiring new approval (7)

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6d

Layer of old leaves left among lot (5)

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7d

Brief time taken by artist on railway (9)

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8d

French city about to be shown in maps (8)

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11d

Some top alarms for gemstone (4)

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14d

Observers beginning to enjoy positive response (4)

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15d

Noisy Celt at odd points with a loving disposition? (9)

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16d

Curve in covered passage with arches? Not half (3)

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17d

Promote star English banker (4)

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18d

Site to warm those in tents upset prim cafe (8)

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20d

Irish female shown in another index (4)

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21d

Lavish work you mentioned and supplied (7)

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22d

Unusual pride about Charlie, describing goods in shops? (6)

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24d

Appeal with a large yard in Mediterranean country (5)

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26d

Dirt starts to fester in little tourist hotel (5)

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27d

Sparkling drink from California and Virginia (4)

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