Daily Mail Cryptic #17831

2026-03-10

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Across

6a

Consortium's bit off deliberately preventing change (14)

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9a

Noted lion with tail in fact on a slope (6)

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10a

Endless meat clerk cooked - and fish (8)

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11a

Fellow in current place to put tools is past it? (8)

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13a

Rats, say, cover miners' housing (6)

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15a

Yankee trailing a route to walk shows lack of interest (6)

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17a

Very basic pair somehow saving money left (6)

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19a

Entertain the Spanish in cheap place to stay (6)

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20a

Strange things idiot Des put in a wrong order (8)

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22a

Lifted and got better? (6,2)

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24a

Start to examine times past possibly for nationals abroad (6)

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26a

Fine secure background for decorative covering (5,9)

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Down

1d

Irrational cops sadly given to secret illegality? (14)

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2d

Pay's vital regularly in large landmass (4)

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3d

Support under a pit? (6)

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4d

Find record in a completed state (8)

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5d

Stake kept by important entrepreneur (4)

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7d

Protest mounted in outskirts of Coventry has funny material? (6)

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8d

Puts a feeler out about agents' distinctive article? (7,7)

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12d

Mixed-up paint is not suitable (5)

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14d

Brief Republican period brought up (5)

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16d

Keep ancient diamonds in house over start of wintry November (4,4)

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18d

Manage to restrict centre for enemies with large force (6)

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21d

Actor Johnny with energy touring island and seaport in France (6)

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23d

Thrill from feature in football (4)

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25d

Annoyance with English churchwarden, maybe (4)

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