Telegraph Cryptic Answers

Monday, 1st January 2024

There are 14 across clues and 16 down clues for the Telegraph Cryptic crossword on Monday, 1st January 2024. View the answers below..

The Answers

Number#	Clue	Answer
AAcross 1:	Exercise system I discovered in full-page book illustrations	PILATES
AAcross 5:	Spanish man welcoming a tense politician
AAcross 9:	Hyperion, for one, it being cast in bronze
AAcross 10:	Like one on the wagon missing drinking can
AAcross 11:	Test team bonus	ELEVEN-PLUS
AAcross 12:	Celebrity's debut cut short
AAcross 14:	Don't complain as much about convincing demonstration	OBJECT LESSON
AAcross 18:	A cold fish admitting the woman's vulnerability	ACHILLES HEEL
AAcross 21:	Attach cutting
AAcross 22:	Show son bins
AAcross 25:	Large gamble? That's highly unlikely	FAT CHANCE
AAcross 26:	Brusque, in sister's estimation
AAcross 27:	Rather quaint short word for one messaging online?
AAcross 28:	Play on words about educated girl, a strictly moral type
DDown 1:	Golf club's president's first to speak
DDown 2:	Refuse stretcher
DDown 3:	Fiddle with ring fairy's produced	TINKER BELL
DDown 4:	Small instrument for piercing
DDown 5:	Hairy creature, American, unlawfully occupied part of building in school
DDown 6:	Catch slowcoach heading off
DDown 7:	Paper in stand is English
DDown 8:	Shy going to bed
DDown 13:	Patron has been upset over agent
DDown 15:	Watch first stage, quite something	EYE-OPENER
DDown 16:	Correspond with female, Italian, recovered from injury	MATCH-FIT
DDown 17:	Crime writer, richest I suspect
DDown 19:	Left in charge, teenager's opening wine
DDown 20:	Daisy with knight behind
DDown 23:	So the chap unfortunately makes an unkind remark	CHEAP SHOT
DDown 24:	See 23 Down