Daily Mail Cryptic #17778

2025-12-24

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Across

1a

Graduate left in awful shack has adverse reaction (8)

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5a

Case of another writer defending a Middle Eastern language (6)

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9a

Link Yule in a strange way that's improbable (8)

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10a

A theatrical lot keeping money as force in the main? (6)

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12a

Small bits of fluff hidden by towel in toilets (4)

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13a

Evidence of cold winter easily upset people (10)

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15a

Places producing cookers? (6,7)

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19a

Present bundles possibly lacking new piece of underwear (9,4)

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23a

Cast light upon varied minutiae about two liberals (10)

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25a

A grey area in Indian city (4)

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28a

International by boundary looking fit (2,4)

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29a

Limit on a place like York in size (8)

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30a

Visitors ending in cafe amid strong winds (6)

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31a

Ride Rene arranged for Lapland residents (8)

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Down

1d

Bachelor with a twin leaving party to get small trinket (6)

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2d

Man in bit embracing learner (5)

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3d

Superior, say, sliver firstly discounted (4)

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4d

Gag Neil's formulated on craze lacking substance (7)

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6d

River, Russian one, typical of the countryside (5)

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7d

Chess player with band is expert competitor (5,4)

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8d

Cross mate sadly with minute gone is most boorish (8)

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11d

Southern comedian has hanging bit of curtain (4)

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14d

Some staff re-engaged for nothing (4)

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15d

Some title devised for festive decoration (9)

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16d

Strive regularly to make connection (3)

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17d

Regrets ploys with no end of deceptions (4)

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18d

One amid a season full of ambition? (8)

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20d

Delicately hit part of ground in kerfuffle (4)

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21d

Go back over fancy terrace (7)

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22d

Level admitting western person with a case? (6)

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24d

Damp in greatest part around second part of winter (5)

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26d

Chaps, reportedly, making appearance (5)

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27d

Weak figure on board? (4)

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