Across 15 clues
6A.
___ bread, a type containing wheatgerm, whole grains and malt (7) Crossword Clue View →
GRANARY
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7A.
___ Bell, pseudonym of Wuthering Heights author Emily Bronte (5) Crossword Clue View →
ELLIS
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9A.
___ Beach, resort on Florida's southeast coast (4) Crossword Clue View →
PALM
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10A.
Phrase meaning 'ahead of schedule' (2,4,4) Crossword Clue View →
IN GOOD TIME
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11A.
Body of water whose resorts include Mamaia in Romania (5,3) Crossword Clue View →
BLACK SEA
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13A.
Not sinking (6) Crossword Clue View →
AFLOAT
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15A.
___ Angelou, U.S. memoirist and poet born in 1928 (4) Crossword Clue View →
MAYA
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17A.
Anna ___, Irish chef appointed co host of MasterChef in 2025 (5) Crossword Clue View →
HAUGH
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18A.
Nominations for awards (4) Crossword Clue View →
NODS
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19A.
Describing food that is less fresh (6) Crossword Clue View →
STALER
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20A.
___ embargo, a legal stoppage of commerce to harm another country (8) Crossword Clue View →
ECONOMIC
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23A.
Physical strength as a means of achieving a goal (5,5) Crossword Clue View →
BRUTE FORCE
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26A.
The end part of a sleeve (4) Crossword Clue View →
CUFF
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27A.
Plant with white, blue, purple, or pink daisy like flowers (5) Crossword Clue View →
ASTER
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28A.
The hiring of an aircraft or ship for a special purpose (7) Crossword Clue View →
CHARTER
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Down 15 clues
1D.
Laura ___, actress who played Lady Edith Crawley in Downton Abbey (10) Crossword Clue View →
CARMICHAEL
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2D.
Rick ___, late musician, songwriter and co founder of Supertramp (6) Crossword Clue View →
DAVIES
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3D.
John ___, British admiral executed for failing to do his duty in 1757 (4) Crossword Clue View →
BYNG
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4D.
A monument in honour of soldiers who died at war (8) Crossword Clue View →
CENOTAPH
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5D.
A thick mass of coagulated liquid, especially blood (4) Crossword Clue View →
CLOT
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6D.
A thing that is eagerly pursued or sought after (5) Crossword Clue View →
GRAIL
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8D.
A removable chip storing information to validate a mobile device with a network provider (3,4) Crossword Clue View →
SIM CARD
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12D.
The colour blue in heraldry (5) Crossword Clue View →
AZURE
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14D.
___ Lionesses, Women's Super League football club founded in 2019, that is not affiliated to a men's club (6,4) Crossword Clue View →
LONDON CITY
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16D.
Waldorf ___, hotel in New York that reopened after renovation in 2025 (7) Crossword Clue View →
ASTORIA
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17D.
___ Cathedral, site that contains the world's largest surviving chained library (8) Crossword Clue View →
HEREFORD
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21D.
Novel of 2009 featuring Emma Morley and Dexter Mayhew (3,3) Crossword Clue View →
ONE DAY
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22D.
To deduce from evidence or reasoning (5) Crossword Clue View →
INFER
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24D.
Fictional dog in the 1940 film The Wizard Of Oz (4) Crossword Clue View →
TOTO
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25D.
Brighton ___, Graham Greene novel adapted for a film starring Richard Attenborough (4) Crossword Clue View →
ROCK
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Puzzle Information

Publication: Irish Daily Mail General Knowledge

Date: October 17, 2025

Day: Friday

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. Friday puzzles typically have hard difficulty

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