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

Today's puzzle (Monday) has Easy difficulty with 26 clues. Estimated solve time is 5-10 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 26 total clues: 12 Across and 14 Down.

Irish Daily Mail General Knowledge Crossword - Monday, November 17, 2025

Across 12 clues

5A.

The ___, sitcom set in the workspace of a Slough paper merchant (6) Crossword Clue View →

OFFICE

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7A.

One ideally suited as a close friend or romantic partner (8) Crossword Clue View →

SOULMATE

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9A.

___ Nabokov, novelist and poet born in 1899 (8) Crossword Clue View →

VLADIMIR

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10A.

___ soup, that made from a particular gelatine-rich cut of beef (6) Crossword Clue View →

OXTAIL

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11A.

Song by Fleetwood Mac released in the UK in 1977 (2,4,3,3) Crossword Clue View →

GO YOUR OWN WAY

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13A.

A large wading bird of the sandpiper family (6) Crossword Clue View →

CURLEW

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15A.

Ving ___, actor who played Marsellus Wallace in the 1994 film Pulp Fiction (6) Crossword Clue View →

RHAMES

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18A.

Raiders ___, first film in the Indiana Jones franchise, released in 1981 (2,3,4,3) Crossword Clue View →

OF THE LOST ARK

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21A.

To separate grain from corn or other crops, typically with a flail (6) Crossword Clue View →

THRESH

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22A.

Lucy ___, comedian and contestant in The Celebrity Traitors in 2025 (8) Crossword Clue View →

BEAUMONT

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23A.

A chewy Italian dessert containing fruit and nuts (8) Crossword Clue View →

PANFORTE

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24A.

City in Poland that is served by Lech Walesa Airport (6) Crossword Clue View →

GDANSK

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Down 14 clues

1D.

Birds like ducks and swans living near lakes or rivers (8) Crossword Clue View →

WILDFOWL

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2D.

Fast bowler in cricket who lands the ball on its stitches (6) Crossword Clue View →

SEAMER

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3D.

Team event that last appeared at the Olympics in 1920 (3,2,3) Crossword Clue View →

TUG OF WAR

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4D.

Character played by James Corden in Gavin & Stacey (6) Crossword Clue View →

SMITHY

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6D.

A further examination of a patient to monitor the success of earlier treatment (6,2) Crossword Clue View →

FOLLOW UP

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7D.

Small, insect-eating mammals with long snouts and tiny eyes (6) Crossword Clue View →

SHREWS

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8D.

___ bed, one of two in a single bedroom (4) Crossword Clue View →

TWIN

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12D.

Get one's ___, phrase meaning 'to become familiar with a new situation' (8) Crossword Clue View →

BEARINGS

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14D.

A slogan used to rally support (8) Crossword Clue View →

WATCHCRY

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16D.

Typical of a season of falling leaves (8) Crossword Clue View →

AUTUMNAL

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17D.

___ Harry, lead singer of Blondie, born in 1945 (6) Crossword Clue View →

DEBBIE

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18D.

A unique event or product (3,3) Crossword Clue View →

ONE OFF

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19D.

___ Order, Protestant fraternal organisation founded in 1795 (6) Crossword Clue View →

ORANGE

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20D.

___ seeds, edible, oval-shaped ones from a plant in the mint family (4) Crossword Clue View →

CHIA

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