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Telegraph Herculis Answers

Monday, 20th February 2023
There are 17 across clues and 16 down clues for the Telegraph Herculis crossword on Monday, 20th February 2023. View the answers below..

The Answers

Number# Clue Answer
AAcross 8: Ancient royal forest in Nottingham noted for its association with the legend of Robin Hood
AAcross 9: An instrumentality; or, the business or office of a broker, intermediary or representative
AAcross 10: Unit of weight equal to 1000lb; 100 Laotian at; Scottish dialect for a pointed hill; or, a slang word for a bed, nap or lodging house
AAcross 11: A shoaling rudd-like fish; or, a curve in the foot of a square-sail
AAcross 12: A sickle; a curved peg or pin on which to hang a coat or painting; or, an implement for crochet
AAcross 13: Tortillas folded around fillings; flatbreads used to make said snacks; light bathrobes; or, shawls/stoles
AAcross 15: Act of sliding graphics or text from right to left or up and down on a computer/device screen
AAcross 18: A foot-propelled vehicle; a type of jet ski or motorboat; a motorcycle such as a Vespa; or, an ice yacht
AAcross 20: The dignitary presiding over a cathedral chapter; or, the principal of certain university colleges
AAcross 22: A botanical garden devoted to trees, such as that in Westonbirt
AAcross 23: Informal word for a cinema film; or, a group of hares or rabbits
AAcross 26: A banknote; a draft of a proposed law; an invoice; a poster; or, a programme of entertainment
AAcross 28: One-tenth of a nautical mile; or, the chain/rope of a ship’s anchor
AAcross 29: An opening in a fence or a pair of curtains, e.g.; a break in continuity; a col; or, a space in one’s diary
AAcross 30: Graphs; hit parade or top 10; horoscopes; or, nautical maps
AAcross 31: A buoyant ring on board a ship or poolside; or, any aid to survival
AAcross 31: A buoyant ring on board a ship or poolside; or, any aid to survival
DDown 1: A dredger for sprinkling flour, sugar etc; a container in which to mix cocktails; or, a person who wields power or makes things happen
DDown 2: A finial; a rider’s short whip or one with a handle for hunting; a cultivated cereal, fruit, vegetable etc collectively; or, a season’s yield
DDown 3: The household, palace and retinue of a sovereign; a patio; or, a clay area on which to play tennis
DDown 4: Forward movement or progression; a rise in price, value or wages; a loan of money; or, payment beforehand
DDown 5: The fascia of an aircraft, car or boat; or, in computing, a GUI or control panel, similar to said console
DDown 6: A net; the spacing between said web’s threads; or, the engagement of interacting gearwheels’ teeth
DDown 7: The statement of a company’s pecuniary affairs; or, the department that prepares such a report
DDown 14: Short word for snapshot; or, a neck-and-neck finish in a contest
DDown 16: A stage in a video game; a floor of a multistorey building; or, an instrument for testing flatness
DDown 17: A plastic container for a CD; or, a box for storing gemsJEWEL CASE
DDown 19: French for a coastal cliff road; or, a waterfront promenade in Egypt
DDown 21: Word for a pun originally, later a petty criticism or complaint
DDown 24: Dome-shaped roof; or, a lantern on the top of said rotunda
DDown 25: Shoals of coral or rock, such as ring-shaped atolls; or, gold veins
DDown 27: An attractive or enticing quality; or, a type of bait for fishing or hunting
DDown 29: A rain shadow desert in China and Mongolia; or, an Indian term for a cabbage or cauliflower
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