Telegraph Cryptic AnswersWednesday, 9th July 2025 There are 14 across clues and 16 down clues for the Telegraph Cryptic crossword on Wednesday, 9th July 2025. View the answers below.. All Telegraph Cryptic Answers All PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Prosperous food shop has 100 credit notes for fruitGOLDEN DELICIOUSAAcross 9: Stand up for working waste collectorDUSTPANAAcross 10: Animal from middle of Africa falling over in slipGIRAFFEAAcross 11: Temperature within river not relaxing for shy personINTROVERTAAcross 12: Rush and ZZ Top, or occasionally MilesZOOMAAcross 13: Very focused at first, draw snowflakeSOFTIEAAcross 15: Report to banks in Wisconsin's thriving areaBOOM TOWNAAcross 18: Possibly flags errorsBLOOMERSAAcross 19: Prince with king and English wifeANDREWAAcross 22: Wine overturned: it's the last drop of CavaASTIAAcross 23: Steps up where batter is opening for SurreyINCREASESAAcross 26: See some revolutionary types, eco-idealistsDIOCESEAAcross 27: Very big piece on board needing kind of weak glueMAN-SIZEAAcross 28: Unpleasant imp splutters milk in churnsRUMPELSTILTSKINDDown 1: Birds leave before buzzard's tail wagsGODWITSDDown 2: In conversation, lean over composerLISZTDDown 3: Dish out short, hip menu for music producerEUPHONIUMDDown 4: Daughter with half of beer eating pub mealDINNERDDown 5: American tense visiting host's embassyLEGATIONDDown 6: Centre put the ball over the line with seconds to goCOREDDown 7: Under the weather, turned green perhapsOFF-COLOURDDown 8: Lecture we hear from drunk tankSHERMANDDown 14: Face fell when going round part of houseFRONT ROOMDDown 16: Not a fan of chimpanzee snack?MONKEY NUTDDown 17: Water getting into a lot of snappy running shoesTRAINERSDDown 18: Less interesting, Brenda Lee's first hitBLANDERDDown 20: Wayne exhausted and unsmiling in this?WESTERNDDown 21: Son affected by first taste of iffy seafoodSCAMPIDDown 24: Hum song and danceSTINKDDown 25: That lady unwrapped new presentHERE