Telegraph Cryptic AnswersFriday, 9th May 2025 There are 14 across clues and 19 down clues for the Telegraph Cryptic crossword on Friday, 9th May 2025. View the answers below.. All Telegraph Cryptic Answers All PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Accommodation from fourth and fifth of AugustQUARTERSAAcross 5: We hear brute served aboard vesselCREWEDAAcross 10: Console Reform MP with unreal intent about migrants ultimatelyINSTRUMENT PANELAAcross 11: Weapon no US TV star will backHARPOONAAcross 12: Nice tax breaks not definiteINEXACTAAcross 13: Australian creature having advantage over a tailless speciesPLATYPUSAAcross 15: Excellent police officerSUPERAAcross 18: Cook rhubarb, to eat when?ROASTAAcross 20: Cutting down gin cured shakesREDUCINGAAcross 23: Confused correct film at first given OscarMISTOOKAAcross 25: Ring-shaped new medallion finally poor Laura purchasesANNULARAAcross 26: Entering hospital in London area Russian's ready, diagnosing problemsTROUBLESHOOTINGAAcross 27: Ministers in cases of critical error guiltyCLERGYAAcross 28: Relative working to succeed supreme administrator essentiallyGRANDSONDDown 1: That chap weighed down by mostly fast foodQUICHEDDown 2: Country where sledging originated?AUSTRALIADDown 3: Clear level of electoral engagementTURN OUTDDown 3: Clear level of electoral engagementTURNOUTDDown 4: Eastern dish, cuisine Maria claims to serve upRAMENDDown 6: Sources of royal exposé journalists hold backREPRESSDDown 7: Runs away from evil American making moneyWONGADDown 8: Slow answer impedes rising top right-wingerDILATORYDDown 9: Objective of one occupying a sunbed at seaUNBIASEDDDown 14: Flier soldier minded receiving drug for pain initiallyPARAKEETDDown 16: Exercise entails running, that brings disadvantagesPENALTIESDDown 17: Shot captain oddly dropped then caught – sensational!DRAMATICDDown 19: Stolen gear going around, claim it belongs to workman?TOOL BAGDDown 19: Stolen gear going around, claim it belongs to workman?TOOLBAGDDown 21: Do become a member of UniteCONJOINDDown 22: In Wales, standard feature of newspaper fellow acceptsDRAG ONDDown 22: In Wales, standard feature of newspaper fellow acceptsDRAGONDDown 24: Building material not quite wastedSTONEDDown 25: Loathe opera venue bar, briefly upsetABHOR