Daily Mail Cryptic #17795

2026-01-19

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Across

1a

Varied groups here to hold plea essentially for homeless person (5,7)

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8a

Umpires respond to these requests for donations (7)

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9a

Cracking promise, typifying some sportspeople? (7)

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11a

Eve hid ball naughtily, lacking in manners (3,7)

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12a

Ingenuity about first part of rigorous legal document (4)

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Posh patron, say, among characters getting accompaniments to puddings (8)

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16a

Hour to probe secret society in crowd (6)

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17a

Native shortly lacking in love (3)

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19a

Develop a French following of a traditional nature (6)

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21a

Diminish sport in a miserable state (4,4)

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24a

Woman among numerous Arabs (4)

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25a

Wrongly dub wartime thing to transport food (4,6)

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27a

Common sense is shown in kingdom (7)

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28a

Ordinary family on holiday mostly in Japanese islands (7)

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29a

Odd coastline after a storm is made stronger (12)

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Down

1d

Perils at sea around quiet or little waves (7)

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2d

Powerless to accommodate celebrity that's not responsive (10)

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3d

Uses sparingly male spouses (8)

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4d

Recruit swapping parts has to pay attention (6)

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5d

Part of problem mythologising TV award (4)

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6d

Pots are to be shifted for grass (7)

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7d

Cold sailor favoured cooking curries in motor boat with living quarters (5,7)

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10d

Elderly type is good to wear one raincoat that's crumpled (12)

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13d

One dispensing with complaints? (10)

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15d

Broadcast in this way supported by women (3)

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18d

Fresh recruits strangely now double after leaving university (3,5)

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20d

Service upset artist getting to leave mess (7)

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22d

Dismissed attraction from the south as superficial (7)

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23d

Bash in season without cover in place (6)

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26d

Things used by fish amid surf in sea (4)

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