Daily Mail Cryptic #17819

2026-02-20

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1a

Leave quickly with gain on holiday (4,3)

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5a

Praise in church for French chap (6)

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9a

Companion working over November to get stripe (7)

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10a

A vineyard in California with large increase over time (7)

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11a

Section of run alarming woman (3)

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12a

Lead, say, followed by friend in a basic way? (11)

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13a

Reprimand Bob having a very low temperature (5)

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14a

Female with subordinate, aspiring teacher, in part of a garden (6,3)

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16a

Oppose run being disrupted deliberately (2,7)

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17a

Actor John beginning to seek damages (5)

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19a

Decorations arranged for clothes of matching colours (11)

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22a

European has papers for religious festival (3)

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23a

Take off international with appeal in mixed team (7)

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24a

A northern set in charge of an innocent kind (7)

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26a

Loiters with the Spanish in parts of the week (6)

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27a

Mistake first off about a process? (7)

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Down

1d

Money garages left out for replicas (4,3)

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2d

A file workpeople manipulated to avoid getting noticed (4,1,3,7)

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3d

It's needed to propel a boat over a river (3)

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4d

Barrier to take part in an Olympic sport (5)

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5d

Man here essentially with individual older minder (9)

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6d

A varying cost for neckwear (5)

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7d

Twin rang about a bishop having two parts nominally? (6,9)

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8d

Head of fish, ordinary, outwardly exposed with the skin stripped off? (6)

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12d

Woman picked up duck (5)

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14d

Fish ending in shallows struggles (9)

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15d

Prevailing attitude in English host when agitated (5)

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16d

Showy flower put in porch identified (6)

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18d

A cider's spilt - and cocktail (7)

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20d

Day with hostile dance in Asian capital (5)

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21d

Follow trustee facing trouble (5)

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25d

African antelope seen in rising numbers (3)

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