Daily Mail Cryptic #17776

2025-12-22

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1a

English pieces index represented as suitable things? (12)

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8a

A feel that's suspect about Caribbean fish (7)

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9a

Reject drink with Henry on holiday and go away (4,3)

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11a

One able to move between speeches? (10)

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12a

Woman in coat in arcade (4)

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14a

Tie duly altered with opening of each festive season (8)

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16a

Composer beginning to buy paintings etc. given approval (6)

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17a

Fool put in handcuffs, apparently (3)

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19a

Body in New York with southern support? That's implicit (6)

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21a

Call mother at home to get domestic electric supply (4,4)

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24a

Visitors halved spell for a soldier? (4)

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25a

Let's debate reforms of a hateful nature (10)

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27a

Go back in period of seclusion (7)

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28a

Imperial leader occupying middle of house? That's burdensome (7)

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29a

Broadcast of recent PR do in place run by a charity (4,2,6)

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1d

Stare at first person, we hear, with book on everything (7)

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2d

Plant set in patio differently (10)

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3d

Democrat is heard to mix up traditionalists (8)

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4d

Use team on and off with cunning plan (6)

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5d

Shed number of players (4)

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6d

Selfish sort gets it wrong about head of office (7)

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7d

Son in party possibly on vessel has cook's device (6,6)

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10d

Gift producing forthright anger? (12)

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13d

Atheist, ugh, getting agitated is most arrogant (10)

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15d

At intervals, we carry organ (3)

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18d

Secure energy once settled for festive decoration (4,4)

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20d

Female relative in series gets to walk in a relaxed way (7)

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22d

A doctor stood up for saintly figure (7)

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23d

Tidy up area patrolled by Tyneside figure (6)

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26d

Vault found in castle, appropriately (4)

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