Across 14 clues
1A.
A TV slot presented by e.g. Carol Kirkwood or Tomasz Schafernaker (7,8) Crossword Clue View →
WEATHER FORECAST
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8A.
The person for whom a product is ultimately designed (3,4) Crossword Clue View →
END USER
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9A.
A place for securing a vessel offshore (7) Crossword Clue View →
MOORAGE
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10A.
Joint covered by the biceps and triceps tendons (5) Crossword Clue View →
ELBOW
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11A.
A grandee and formerly a term for a Venetian noble (9) Crossword Clue View →
MAGNIFICO
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12A.
African country whose capital is Windhoek (7) Crossword Clue View →
NAMIBIA
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14A.
___ Coleman, actress who played Clara Oswald in Doctor Who (5) Crossword Clue View →
JENNA
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15A.
Keith ___, alter ego of comedian and presenter Leigh Francis (5) Crossword Clue View →
LEMON
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17A.
A cover to protect the rear of an open car when not carrying passengers (7) Crossword Clue View →
TONNEAU
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19A.
2015 biopic for which Michael Fassbender, in the tile role, was Oscar nominated (5,4) Crossword Clue View →
STEVE JOBS
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22A.
Trade union representing retail workers, founded in 1947 (5) Crossword Clue View →
USDAW
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23A.
___ Of Love, musical that includes the song Love Changes Everything (7) Crossword Clue View →
ASPECTS
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24A.
Silver coins in ancient Rome (7) Crossword Clue View →
DENARII
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25A.
Miser in Charles Dickens's novella A Christmas Carol (8,7) Crossword Clue View →
EBENEZER SCROOGE
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1D.
1968 film set in World War II, starring Richard Burton as Major John Smith (5,6,4) Crossword Clue View →
WHERE EAGLES DARE
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2D.
John James ___, naturalist and ornithologist born in 1785 (7) Crossword Clue View →
AUDUBON
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3D.
Informal term for a person who is not dependent on others (3,3,3) Crossword Clue View →
HIS OWN MAN
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4D.
Ned ___, U.S. contemporary classical composer born in 1923 (5) Crossword Clue View →
ROREM
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5D.
Grinning face and heart-eyes are examples of this type of digital image (5) Crossword Clue View →
EMOJI
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6D.
The ___ Nights, a collection of Middle Eastern folktales compiled during the Islamic Golden Age (7) Crossword Clue View →
ARABIAN
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7D.
Mystery novel by Wilkie Collins published at the end of the 1850s (3,5,2,5) Crossword Clue View →
THE WOMAN IN WHITE
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9D.
___ Fahy, actress who played Daphne Sullivan in The White Lotus (7) Crossword Clue View →
MEGHANN
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13D.
Male servant of the household in Cinderella pantomimes (7) Crossword Clue View →
BUTTONS
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14D.
Late heavyweight boxer who twice fought Muhammad Ali in scored bouts (3,6) Crossword Clue View →
JOE BUGNER
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16D.
1990s dance music band noted for their song Moving On Up (1,6) Crossword Clue View →
M PEOPLE
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18D.
To cook food less than appropriately (7) Crossword Clue View →
UNDERDO
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20D.
One who acts as host in a programme of entertainment (5) Crossword Clue View →
EMCEE
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21D.
A heptagon has seven of these (5) Crossword Clue View →
SIDES
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Puzzle Information

Publication: Irish Daily Mail General Knowledge

Date: October 9, 2025

Day: Thursday

Medium-Hard Difficulty

Quick Solving Tips

  1. Start with the shortest answers
  2. Look for common prefixes (UN-, RE-)
  3. Check crossing letters for help
  4. Consider the theme if mentioned
  5. Thursday puzzles typically have medium-hard difficulty

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