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Telegraph Cryptic Answers

Wednesday, 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..

The Answers

Number# Clue Answer
AAcross 1: Plunder or spoil gold and diamonds
AAcross 5: Plucky leaders of Premier League advanced new strategyGAME PLAN
AAcross 9: Caught Rachel on broadcast defending pound? It's her job!
AAcross 10: Live heavy metal
AAcross 11: City police nab Sir Bernard after going over cases
AAcross 12: Sensitive spot at the rear that hurts Yankee
AAcross 13: Stone wall stripped following work
AAcross 15: Joey had dinner, hosting married male person he shares with
AAcross 18: Golly! Top performing linguist
AAcross 19: Thrill that comes after firing a gun?
AAcross 21: Where Yorkshire folk are racing Ferrari, iconically?REDCAR
AAcross 23: Secretly destabilising AmericanIN CAMERA
AAcross 25: Stop baseball team making a comeback
AAcross 26: Husband finished carbon boat that skims the waves
AAcross 27: While rapping, Snoop cursed High Street competitionPRICE WAR
AAcross 28: Poet's humourless study
DDown 2: Detest August Bank Holiday on roads, for starters
DDown 3: The dummy of the family who's likely to get some stick?AUNT SALLY
DDown 4: Radio station employee picked up formal attire
DDown 5: Jason quite possibly man's best friend?GOLDEN RETRIEVER
DDown 6: Gruelling event mum organised involving hot pants
DDown 7: Rice dish feeds Dua Lipa when travelling north
DDown 8: Indifferent article sadly inadequate
DDown 14: One demonstrating in favour of examiner
DDown 16: Kerry and Emma going out to have a good timeMAKE MERRY
DDown 17: Father nearly cut piece of 22 Down writing
DDown 20: 20d cut
DDown 22: Universal sacking Head of Studio? That's funny
DDown 24: Resistance provided the French weapon