Daily Mail Cryptic Crossword #17742

Daily Mail Cryptic · 26 clues with answers and explanations · 2025-11-04

6 Another nomadic eccentric in landlocked country (5,9)

Type

Anagram

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anagram of ANOTHER + NOMADIC = NORTHMACEDONIA

Answer

NORTHMACEDONIA
9 Get more appealing to Greek circle currently in retreat (4,2)

Answer

GROWON
10 With time gone, prompt mimic (8)

Answer

SIMULATE
11 First person wearing fancy sweater, so to speak (2,2,4)

Answer

ASITWERE
13 Small child, one that bites? (6)

Answer

NIPPER
15 Conceal parts of text traced with difficulty (6)

Type

Anagram

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anagram of TRACED = REDACT

Answer

REDACT
17 Place that is right by front of shed for gripping tool (6)

Def

gripping tool

Type

Charade

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PL (abbreviation="Place") + IE (abbreviation="that is") + R (abbreviation="right") + S (first_letter="shed") = PLIERS; definition: "gripping tool"

Answer

PLIERS
19 Second worry about clubs becoming thin on the ground (6)

Answer

SCARCE
20 Popular figure beginning to distract journalist on purpose (8)

Answer

INTENDED
22 Ernie's partner after endless rotation marks spice (8)

Answer

TURMERIC
24 Put right some engineers distinctly discontented (6)

Answer

REMEDY
26 Sweeping statement at work alienating Rose (14)

Def

Sweeping statement

Type

Anagram

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anagram of ALIENATING + ROSE = GENERALISATION; definition: "Sweeping statement"

Answer

GENERALISATION