Telegraph Cryptic AnswersFriday, 31st October 2025 There are 14 across clues and 16 down clues for the Telegraph Cryptic crossword on Friday, 31st October 2025. View the answers below.. All Telegraph Cryptic Answers All PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: New insight he develops about something King wroteTHE SHININGAAcross 6: Tooth grinding initially on nutFANGAAcross 10: Around a month to gather very fleshy fruitGUAVAAAcross 11: Club, maybe twenty pounds originally, that golfer keepsSCORECARDAAcross 12: Sick nan Reece visits endlessly in hospital wardINTENSIVE CAREAAcross 14: Last object, present Spooner deliveredHINDMOSTAAcross 16: More suitable person installing heating system?FITTERAAcross 18: Unnerve Republican, withdrawing billion from campaignRATTLEAAcross 20: Make light of not working after operationPLAY DOWNAAcross 22: Rub lousy bonce vigorously and everything'll be fine!BOB'S YOUR UNCLEAAcross 26: Removed from court, outwardly enraged by additional chargeEXTRACTEDAAcross 27: Part of airport, area for expansion finallyAPRONAAcross 28: Fully cooked, it's a brownish colour reportedlyDONEAAcross 29: Untouchable actors abroad hosting small party in AfricaSACROSANCTDDown 1: Having week away couple leave countryTOGODDown 2: Discovered family members in high spiritsELATIONDDown 3: Following try Gloucester's Number Eight gets red cardHEARTDDown 4: Inquisitive nature of some Filipinos in essenceNOSINESSDDown 5: Ruth's mother-in-law, one with complaint returningNAOMIDDown 7: Resolute, formidable woman heading off to meet social workerADAMANTDDown 8: Religious friend, agog when convertedGOD-FEARINGDDown 9: Big name releases book in hasteCELERITYDDown 13: Little prepared almost to eat baker's first biscuitSHORTBREADDDown 15: Bar where innumerable stars can be seen?MILKY WAYDDown 17: Fail to net large fishFLOUNDERDDown 19: Element defending Greek character's languageTIBETANDDown 21: Make mistake boarding old vehicle that's occupiedOVERRANDDown 23: Extremist braggart lunatic claims is revolutionaryULTRADDown 24: Polish lessonCLASSDDown 25: Join outspoken nincompoopKNIT