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Telegraph Cryptic Answers

Friday, 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..

The Answers

Number# Clue Answer
AAcross 1: Bear excited most American children
AAcross 5: Colour of mole maybe relative's caged
AAcross 9: Picked up spotted rat circling king and queen?COURT CARD
AAcross 10: Bits put back on satellite
AAcross 11: No doubt canal drained in good time
AAcross 12: Handle alien creature not yet one year old
AAcross 13: Oxford University books returned by group not workingOUT OF ACTION
AAcross 16: Circuit in China going west
AAcross 18: Bob possibly scrubbing power tool
AAcross 20: Bird shaking a leg on ledgeGOLDEN EAGLE
AAcross 22: More nuts and sauce at front of jetty
AAcross 23: Leave insects near back of run-down church
AAcross 25: Some beer Gazza brought back for match
AAcross 26: Officers turn the air blue about Oscar's speech
AAcross 27: Predict painful cycling in iron saddle at the end
AAcross 28: Basic car dial defective
DDown 1: Fire hot beneath fool in sinner's garment?
DDown 2: Old boat carrying the French is loaded
DDown 3: Ceremonial table with key artist turned
DDown 4: EV broken down inside festival difficult to shift?
DDown 5: Cake produced at home fed to reared fish
DDown 6: Beef and veg in cream almost gone
DDown 7: Bronze erected at top of river not affected
DDown 8: Benefit of dog losing its lead
DDown 14: Murky nature of enemy's son smuggling good drink
DDown 15: Porter perhaps raised area for writer
DDown 17: Adult mice peel off in stages
DDown 19: Salesperson visiting capital upset its previous ruler
DDown 21: Common info on grass Spain's promoted
DDown 22: Tower above delta fine after conflict
DDown 23: City's casualty department generates light source
DDown 24: Audience see squabble beginning to develop