Telegraph Cryptic AnswersThursday, 3rd April 2025 There are 16 across clues and 17 down clues for the Telegraph Cryptic crossword on Thursday, 3rd April 2025. View the answers below.. All Telegraph Cryptic Answers All PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: The Italian not upset by overacting in musicalHAMILTONAAcross 5: Want expensive article, mostlyDEARTHAAcross 10: Bay of Bengal initially has attraction, son concededBIGHTAAcross 11: Oppose bank customer's action to avoid humiliationFACE-SAVERAAcross 12: Expression of sympathy mother especially welcomesTHEREAAcross 13: Left with bill covering NHS dentist's primary treatment?ABANDONEDAAcross 14: Joined college, provided with necessary material about oneUNIFIEDAAcross 15: Very legitimate requestSOLICITAAcross 18: Financial reparation second crackpot rejected over timeDAMAGESAAcross 20: Discussions in club between Scottish and Welsh bankersDEBATESAAcross 21: Salesperson you reportedly suggest to be trustworthyREPUTABLEAAcross 24: Brief switch roundREMITAAcross 26: Exclude account that plugs fanciful storiesOSTRACISEAAcross 27: At no point has Republican exhibited earlier courageNERVEAAcross 28: Headgear for executioner?TOPPERAAcross 29: Gets flustered describing feature in engraver's worksETCHINGSDDown 1: Addiction, rather hard to overcomeHABITDDown 2: Element corruptly using me to follow graduateMAGNESIUMDDown 3: Characters from large Northants town needing no introductionLETTERINGDDown 4: Careless old worker receiving finesOFF-HANDDDown 4: Careless old worker receiving finesOFFHANDDDown 6: Caught out, stopped being relaxedEASEDDDown 7: Bird managed to catch five mice ultimatelyRAVENDDown 8: Greek historian, too rushed when workingHERODOTUSDDown 9: Takes part in brawl? Crumbs!SCRAPSDDown 14: Paint actor nude, for a changeUNDERCOATDDown 16: Warren in November wearing a trilby, strangely hot!LABYRINTHDDown 17: Boat is able to cross a West Country riverCATAMARANDDown 19: Flipping doctor blocking legal action is presentSUBMITDDown 20: European record established day before, most learnedDEEPESTDDown 22: Stake, each way?PUT UPDDown 23: Hint pastime essentially comes ahead of careerTRACEDDown 25: Pours from cup's sides, maybe audiblyTEEMS