Telegraph Cryptic AnswersFriday, 18th April 2025 There are 16 across clues and 16 down clues for the Telegraph Cryptic crossword on Friday, 18th April 2025. View the answers below.. All Telegraph Cryptic Answers All PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Put back excavated materialDENIMAAcross 4: Sensible meeting hosted by idiot in chargePRAGMATICAAcross 9: Check coach nursed by othersRESTRAINTAAcross 10: Abandons shipsJUNKSAAcross 11: Crazy Spooner's far more spaced outHAYWIREAAcross 12: Designer card headed by short stanzaVERSACEAAcross 13: Rear of cutter naked barbarians plunderRAVAGEAAcross 15: See April about fruit treeESPALIERAAcross 18: Praise of Brussels record is EuropeanEULOGISEAAcross 20: Current = energy ÷ resistanceSTREAMAAcross 23: Finish gold edges of statue's backENDORSEAAcross 24: Very stupid person following US prison pollCANVASSAAcross 26: Fifty on front of ship move stealthilyPROWLAAcross 27: Spread stuff around fish inside of dinerMARGARINEAAcross 28: Desk D rebuilt with lead boltSKEDADDLEAAcross 29: Tight berth bishop exchanged with doctorDRUNKDDown 1: Unknown quantity of diamonds on boat reportedly roughDARK HORSEDDown 2: Inquisitive mobster periodically visits cityNOSEYDDown 3: Damage ruler in teacher's pile?MARKINGDDown 4: Steep quarry full of silicate essentiallyPRICEYDDown 5: Protester who might be stuck on the M25?ACTIVISTDDown 6: Island killer tailing pack northwardsMAJORCADDown 7: Provisional shelter hoisted by nameless localTENTATIVEDDown 8: Project beginning to enthuse Hindu classCASTEDDown 14: Criminal loved capital racing venueVELODROMEDDown 16: Cut hollow pines below strange woodRUMP STEAKDDown 17: Respected guide meets Edward part-way in ascentESTEEMEDDDown 19: Turn 20 with American troop memberGORILLADDown 21: Vessel in reservoir at top of main highway?TANKARDDDown 22: Wanting Charlie to stop alarmSCARCEDDown 23: Old experts not having run public displaysEXPOSDDown 25: Object that's cast in gold I'm splittingADIEU