How difficult is today's Irish Daily Mail General Knowledge crossword?

Today's puzzle (Friday) has Hard difficulty with 29 clues. Estimated solve time is 30-45 minutes.

What time does the Irish Daily Mail General Knowledge crossword update?

The Irish Daily Mail General Knowledge crossword typically updates at 10 PM ET the night before (or 6 PM ET for the Sunday puzzle).

How many clues are in today's puzzle?

Today's Irish Daily Mail General Knowledge crossword has 29 total clues: 13 Across and 16 Down.

Irish Daily Mail General Knowledge Crossword - Friday, September 26, 2025

Across 13 clues

6A.

The period of rule of a monarch (5) Crossword Clue View →

REIGN

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7A.

___ mile, unit of length used in maritime and aviation navigation (8) Crossword Clue View →

NAUTICAL

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10A.

The dead skin at the base of a fingernail or toenail (7) Crossword Clue View →

CUTICLE

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11A.

Malcolm ___, conductor and composer born in 1895 (7) Crossword Clue View →

SARGENT

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12A.

Edmund ___, poet who wrote the epic poem The Faerie Queene (7) Crossword Clue View →

SPENSER

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13A.

City where cricketer and TV presenter Andrew Flintoff was born (7) Crossword Clue View →

PRESTON

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14A.

Sport in which the terms furlong and going are used (5,6) Crossword Clue View →

HORSE RACING

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19A.

A soft, pitted fruit with an orange-yellow colour (7) Crossword Clue View →

APRICOT

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21A.

An amount of electrical power (7) Crossword Clue View →

WATTAGE

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23A.

Album by Fleetwood Mac from which the first single was Go Your Own Way (7) Crossword Clue View →

RUMOURS

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25A.

Country containing the counties of Clare and Kerry (7) Crossword Clue View →

IRELAND

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26A.

A Lebanese salad with pieces of toasted bread and mixed greens, cucumber and tomatoes (8) Crossword Clue View →

FATTOUSH

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27A.

Stan & ___, 2019 film about an old comic duo (5) Crossword Clue View →

OLLIE

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Down 16 clues

1D.

Wedding anniversary known as golden (8) Crossword Clue View →

FIFTIETH

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2D.

New York basketball team founded in 1946 (6) Crossword Clue View →

KNICKS

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3D.

Term of ___, a word or phrase expressing love or affection (10) Crossword Clue View →

ENDEARMENT

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4D.

Harmful micro organisms (4) Crossword Clue View →

BUGS

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5D.

Police inspector in Victor Hugo's 1862 novel Les Miserables (6) Crossword Clue View →

JAVERT

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6D.

Period of time when a court of law is suspended (6) Crossword Clue View →

RECESS

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8D.

Native of a country whose national airline is El Al (7) Crossword Clue View →

ISRAELI

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9D.

The Family ___, 2005 ensemble-cast comedy film whose stars included Diane Keaton (5) Crossword Clue View →

STONE

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13D.

Sean O'Casey was a noted Irish one (10) Crossword Clue View →

PLAYWRIGHT

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15D.

One newly enlisted in the armed forces (7) Crossword Clue View →

RECRUIT

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16D.

Like an adjective that can be used in comparative and superlative forms (8) Crossword Clue View →

GRADABLE

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17D.

Kristian ___, Game Of Thrones actor who withdrew as a contestant on 2025's Strictly Come Dancing (5) Crossword Clue View →

NAIRN

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18D.

To try to sell small items by going from place to place (6) Crossword Clue View →

PEDDLE

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20D.

___ MacDonald, Britain's first Labour prime minister (6) Crossword Clue View →

RAMSAY

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22D.

Mad About ___, fourth film in the Bridget Jones franchise, released in 2025 (3,3) Crossword Clue View →

THE BOY

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24D.

David ___, actor who played detective Hutch in the 1970s TV series Starsky & Hutch (4) Crossword Clue View →

SOUL

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