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Thursday, 4th September 2025

There are 16 across clues and 14 down clues for the Telegraph Cryptic crossword on Thursday, 4th September 2025. View the answers below..

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Number#	Clue	Answer
AAcross 1:	Tiny amount of trouble when cutting grass
AAcross 6:	Tune piano previously for couple
AAcross 9:	Aim to meet zoo employee, one facing penalties?
AAcross 10:	Work hard going about fine house
AAcross 12:	Suggest curtain material perhaps without frills
AAcross 13:	Unaware of patent protecting Italians essentially
AAcross 15:	Scholarly life, say, chap occasionally targeted for retirement
AAcross 16:	It's used to colour originally clear artificial fabric
AAcross 18:	Measure that is succeeding to find Caribbean crook
AAcross 20:	Cosmetic, flipping top barrister briefly upset over it
AAcross 23:	Rude to describe very small bust
AAcross 24:	Expletive from adult interrupting others, half-cut
AAcross 26:	I would see bears swimming here?
AAcross 27:	Letter's ending improper to surly Yankee about game	YOURS TRULY
AAcross 28:	British put out by revolutionary dance
AAcross 29:	Relative in scrape, French city reported	GREAT-NIECE
DDown 1:	Story of an amusing event written up
DDown 2:	Sailor in US denied this writer coffee
DDown 3:	Subscribe to country magazine, something rugby players do?	TAKE THE FIELD
DDown 4:	Left court regularly enthralled by rich criminal's eloquence
DDown 5:	Dislike obelisk
DDown 7:	Internal structure of particle some will comprehend
DDown 8:	Female visits Russia, mostly keen to mobilise dissidents
DDown 11:	At intervals European, forty-seven, struggles hosting ball	EVERY SO OFTEN
DDown 14:	One irresistible to women, Peter Sellers maybe?	LADY-KILLER
DDown 17:	Australian state champion overcomes oddly ignored rival
DDown 19:	Author of press article in Germany
DDown 21:	Gatecrash joint, rudely to some extent
DDown 22:	Wolf wandered around outside for all to see
DDown 25:	Old musical instrument storyteller picked up

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