Telegraph Cryptic AnswersFriday, 11th July 2025 There are 16 across clues and 16 down clues for the Telegraph Cryptic crossword on Friday, 11th July 2025. View the answers below.. All Telegraph Cryptic Answers All PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Bear excited most American childrenSTOMACHAAcross 5: Colour of mole maybe relative's cagedMAGENTAAAcross 9: Picked up spotted rat circling king and queen?COURT CARDAAcross 10: Bits put back on satelliteIOTASAAcross 11: No doubt canal drained in good timeCLEARLYAAcross 12: Handle alien creature not yet one year oldLEVERETAAcross 13: Oxford University books returned by group not workingOUT OF ACTIONAAcross 16: Circuit in China going westLAPAAcross 18: Bob possibly scrubbing power toolHOEAAcross 20: Bird shaking a leg on ledgeGOLDEN EAGLEAAcross 22: More nuts and sauce at front of jettyDIPPIERAAcross 23: Leave insects near back of run-down churchLICENCEAAcross 25: Some beer Gazza brought back for matchAGREEAAcross 26: Officers turn the air blue about Oscar's speechDISCOURSEAAcross 27: Predict painful cycling in iron saddle at the endFORESEEAAcross 28: Basic car dial defectiveRADICALDDown 1: Fire hot beneath fool in sinner's garment?SACKCLOTHDDown 2: Old boat carrying the French is loadedOPULENTDDown 3: Ceremonial table with key artist turnedALTARDDown 4: EV broken down inside festival difficult to shift?HEAVYDDown 5: Cake produced at home fed to reared fishMADELEINEDDown 6: Beef and veg in cream almost goneGRIEVANCEDDown 7: Bronze erected at top of river not affectedNATURALDDown 8: Benefit of dog losing its leadASSETDDown 14: Murky nature of enemy's son smuggling good drinkFOGGINESSDDown 15: Porter perhaps raised area for writerCOLERIDGEDDown 17: Adult mice peel off in stagesPIECEMEALDDown 19: Salesperson visiting capital upset its previous rulerEMPERORDDown 21: Common info on grass Spain's promotedGENERICDDown 22: Tower above delta fine after conflictDWARFDDown 23: City's casualty department generates light sourceLASERDDown 24: Audience see squabble beginning to developCROWD