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Telegraph Cryptic Answers

Thursday, 25th December 2025
There are 16 across clues and 16 down clues for the Telegraph Cryptic crossword on Thursday, 25th December 2025. View the answers below..
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Number# Clue Answer
AAcross 1: Exceptional person that may reveal a cringeworthy joke?
AAcross 5: Recalled piece from Prokofiev, it's effectively celebratory
AAcross 9: Type of band, perhaps O2 turn appearing shortly
AAcross 10: Not just female previously arriving at amusement park
AAcross 11: Wrong of firm claiming modern lorry occasionally overturned
AAcross 12: See anger in French banker
AAcross 13: Label European placed on centre of Christmas present
AAcross 15: Gift women tend to order
AAcross 17: Shores of lake that discontented sailor wanders around
AAcross 19: Genuine problem ultimately for monarchy
AAcross 22: Unusual occurrence in London WH Smith's I react about
AAcross 23: See 22 Across
AAcross 25: More hazardous run facing one slalom competitor perhaps
AAcross 26: Speaker's indicated appropriate alternative to turkey possiblyRED MEAT
AAcross 27: Carouse with idiot, attracting trouble
AAcross 28: Star's Yuletide location?
DDown 1: Traditional gifts on Christmas's seventh day? Rings, reportedly
DDown 2: American visiting entrances country
DDown 3: Grumble raised about old sacred scripture
DDown 4: Tommy maybe playing poker with CoraROCK OPERA
DDown 5: Duke briefly holds iron instruments
DDown 6: Setter fired primarily over minor bloomer
DDown 7: Guess name of Lennon song
DDown 8: Serious point drinker regularly interrupts
DDown 14: Touring India, see actor excited finding mysterious objects
DDown 16: Leave upset Jack for North African soldierDESERT RAT
DDown 17: Uncultured lump wife stops having argument
DDown 18: Putting down small upper garment son desires
DDown 20: Support for member in seat Starmer lost
DDown 21: Error made by pessimist surprisingly is ignored
DDown 23: Song about character missing Spain
DDown 24: Pleased generally to purchase plant