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Telegraph Cryptic Answers

Tuesday, 2nd September 2025
There are 16 across clues and 16 down clues for the Telegraph Cryptic crossword on Tuesday, 2nd September 2025. View the answers below..
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Number# Clue Answer
AAcross 1: Fish placed around angler's second reel?
AAcross 4: Perhaps dosh we flauntedSHOWED OFF
AAcross 9: What you might do in your walking boots on your bikeTAKE A HIKE
AAcross 10: Thing zebra regularly avoided? Big cat
AAcross 11: Socialist with cool energy drinkRED WINE
AAcross 12: Not in favour of pagan removing outer layers in street
AAcross 13: Young child actually swapping clubs with knight
AAcross 15: These people might treat canine depression – it's restricting 25 per cent of dogs
AAcross 18: Czech, perhaps, from Prague – one unfortunately abandoning golf
AAcross 20: More flamboyant F1 driver on the radio
AAcross 23: Carol following a Greek character? Funny
AAcross 24: Labourer's bird taking off hurriedly at first
AAcross 26: Run up a mountain
AAcross 27: The large nuts securing power cable
AAcross 28: Elders maybe penning answer almost certainly getting prizes
AAcross 29: Salesman's returning holding a weapon
DDown 1: Put off by pit's shape
DDown 2: Upsetting article on King Edward in his birthday suit
DDown 3: Visa one criminal's bypassing
DDown 4: Trump may use this strategy, initially, with damaged pride
DDown 5: Physical education appraised after nothing worked
DDown 6: Take out old belt
DDown 7: Planned grandiose novel
DDown 8: Opening clenched hand without resistance
DDown 14: Loudly catching fish – that's lucky
DDown 16: It supports patient criminal's punishment, drug runner ultimately
DDown 17: Guard the mad relative
DDown 19: Members of the clergy – persistently annoying people embracing religious instruction
DDown 21: Oscar is livid about new fruit
DDown 22: Ship circling Portugal badly tips over
DDown 23: A bit isolated
DDown 25: Saw some had aged