Daily Mail Cryptic #17823

2026-02-26

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Across

1a

Close tie and one resolved after time (4,2,2,3)

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9a

Article with more complicated general proposition (7)

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10a

Opera, maybe, is worse sadly in Britain (7)

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11a

Amateur party making fuss (3)

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12a

Affront almost taken by a Republican that's narrow-minded (7)

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13a

Nervously went in department with a counterpart? (7)

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14a

Enthusiast kept back large beer cask (3)

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15a

Consider course to be announced (5)

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17a

Month or a year in Scottish council area (5)

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18a

No-frills airline has second in charge (5)

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20a

Drive is simple possibly with sun disappearing (5)

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22a

Severe cold found in Sweden, I presume (3)

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24a

A grey area in dark illustration (7)

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25a

One more article put beside fancy throne (7)

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26a

Join a couple of directors (3)

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27a

Distinguished female artist seen by part of hospital (7)

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28a

Gents, perhaps, seek to alter brief inspection (4,3)

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29a

Cabinet door designed as site for messages (11)

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Down

1d

Doctor noting disasters in place to treat soldiers? (8,7)

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2d

Form of circulation at a higher level? (7)

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3d

Sailor covering a mile in West Country river (5)

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4d

A book on bishop out around front of this senior monk's office (9)

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5d

Tom is confused in wake of, say, selfishness (7)

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6d

Not allowed to show cross? (15)

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7d

Severe element in gastric troubles (6)

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8d

Line put in comic diary in a dry sense (6)

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16d

Being foolish to limit scholar given to native speech? (9)

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18d

Bother right away with small buttons (6)

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19d

Topical thing used in baking, reportedly (7)

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21d

Woman performing in a role that's changed (7)

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23d

Stopped in a bay? (6)

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25d

A proposal arising to save pounds brings spontaneous comment (2,3)

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