Telegraph Cryptic Answers

Thursday, 2nd October 2025

There are 14 across clues and 16 down clues for the Telegraph Cryptic crossword on Thursday, 2nd October 2025. View the answers below..

The Answers

Number#	Clue	Answer
AAcross 1:	Cheese wagon by lane emptied
AAcross 5:	Scrap a Parisian child fed to young animal	PUNCH-UP
AAcross 9:	Bird Victor put aside for Mike's broth
AAcross 10:	Two knights wearing shirts look a state
AAcross 11:	Unhappy officer's rent police department covers
AAcross 12:	Last couple to leave evil country
AAcross 14:	Fly specialist maybe free to Limoges on time
AAcross 18:	Decent French composer's stealing English works
AAcross 21:	Noise from pen out of writing fluid?
AAcross 22:	Dagger cuts wobbly dessert	EGG CUSTARD
AAcross 25:	Creep back to flats with fruit before dance
AAcross 26:	Bird over by lake coated in moisture
AAcross 27:	Unopened holy book on stage easy to read
AAcross 28:	Mark admits "I had drug cocktail"
DDown 1:	Outburst from one aboard craft
DDown 2:	Reveal surname periodically on request
DDown 3:	Type script introducing son's charity
DDown 4:	More old paintings perhaps mounted
DDown 5:	Author tense over green street festival
DDown 6:	Edward informally accepts European demand
DDown 7:	Sheiks regularly alarm Latino
DDown 8:	Anticipates ancient Scots consuming wine
DDown 13:	Right in centre before second pool match
DDown 15:	Agreed on a blended drink
DDown 16:	Tyrant shelled by America with Lima in support
DDown 17:	Impressive cut gem held aloft by ruler
DDown 19:	Docile agent partly recalled language
DDown 20:	'Redo it, silly!', one might say
DDown 23:	Numpties bringing down large guns
DDown 24:	What about Britain upset Basil?