Telegraph Cryptic AnswersWednesday, 2nd July 2025 There are 16 across clues and 13 down clues for the Telegraph Cryptic crossword on Wednesday, 2nd July 2025. View the answers below.. All Telegraph Cryptic Answers All PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Plunder or spoil gold and diamondsMARAUDAAcross 5: Plucky leaders of Premier League advanced new strategyGAME PLANAAcross 9: Caught Rachel on broadcast defending pound? It's her job!CHANCELLORAAcross 10: Live heavy metalLEADAAcross 11: City police nab Sir Bernard after going over casesBRISBANEAAcross 12: Sensitive spot at the rear that hurts YankeeTOUCHYAAcross 13: Stone wall stripped following workOPALAAcross 15: Joey had dinner, hosting married male person he shares withROOMMATEAAcross 18: Golly! Top performing linguistPOLYGLOTAAcross 19: Thrill that comes after firing a gun?KICKAAcross 21: Where Yorkshire folk are racing Ferrari, iconically?REDCARAAcross 23: Secretly destabilising AmericanIN CAMERAAAcross 25: Stop baseball team making a comebackSTEMAAcross 26: Husband finished carbon boat that skims the wavesHOVERCRAFTAAcross 27: While rapping, Snoop cursed High Street competitionPRICE WARAAcross 28: Poet's humourless studyDRYDENDDown 2: Detest August Bank Holiday on roads, for startersABHORDDown 3: The dummy of the family who's likely to get some stick?AUNT SALLYDDown 4: Radio station employee picked up formal attireDEEJAYDDown 5: Jason quite possibly man's best friend?GOLDEN RETRIEVERDDown 6: Gruelling event mum organised involving hot pantsMARATHONDDown 7: Rice dish feeds Dua Lipa when travelling northPILAUDDown 8: Indifferent article sadly inadequateAPATHETICDDown 14: One demonstrating in favour of examinerPROTESTERDDown 16: Kerry and Emma going out to have a good timeMAKE MERRYDDown 17: Father nearly cut piece of 22 Down writingCLERIHEWDDown 20: 20d cutSCOREDDDown 22: Universal sacking Head of Studio? That's funnyCOMICDDown 24: Resistance provided the French weaponRIFLE