Daily Mail Cryptic #17815

2026-02-16

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1a

Use more direct method in brief journey taken by a judge, maybe (5,7)

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8a

Male flier given ring amid plan for turns of duty (7)

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9a

Anticipated supporting area in three directions (7)

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11a

Hospital employee earns stuff for shift (5,5)

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12a

Fairy-like creature seen in super images (4)

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14a

Bright group of workers from the East easy to distinguish (5,3)

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16a

Second fool with companion that's informer (6)

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17a

Error found in numerous instances (3)

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19a

Terrible work schedule dropping a figure (6)

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21a

Detainee violated rule protecting female that's influential (8)

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24a

Leave former site, essentially (4)

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25a

Revolutionary seed strangely no longer fresh makes one annoyed (7,3)

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27a

Welsh banker and Greek character in shiny stiff material (7)

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28a

First woman carrying document back is shifty (7)

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29a

International part of a competition entertaining those somehow typifying people with major responsibility? (2,3,3,4)

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Down

1d

Keeping in reserve soldiers in part of rally? (7)

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2d

Not working, like facts randomly presented? (3,2,5)

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3d

Very long and complicated trouble for our touts (8)

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4d

Overrun popular gala (not half) (6)

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5d

Control limit on a road, reportedly (4)

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6d

Check variety of pins etc. (7)

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7d

Conflicting tendency in vote of a topical sort (12)

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10d

Feel it right to move in support of western athlete with muscle (12)

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13d

Trainee nervous around one working in surgery that's hardened (10)

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15d

Furthest part in dump (3)

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18d

Working still in outskirts of Newmarket? It's disappointing thing (8)

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20d

Part of a lobster scattered in a flat (7)

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22d

One budding seller? (7)

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23d

Engineer has the covering for a blade (6)

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26d

Positive response from a hospital after first half of year (4)

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