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Telegraph Herculis Answers

Monday, 25th September 2023
There are 17 across clues and 15 down clues for the Telegraph Herculis crossword on Monday, 25th September 2023. View the answers below..

The Answers

Number# Clue Answer
AAcross 6: Surname of James Augustine Aloysius, whose A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man traces his literary alter ego, Stephen Dedalus
AAcross 7: River flowing through both England and Wales, whose Latin name, Vaga, means “wandering”
AAcross 8: Also called romaine, a variety of lettuce named after the Aegean island whence it originated
AAcross 10: The branch of metaphysics that deals with the nature and principles of existence and pure being
AAcross 11: Informal word for a business or firm; a carefully selected set of matching clothes; or, a kit for a specific task, such as first aid
AAcross 12: Skill of living in wilderness areas, such as the Australian outback
AAcross 14: Ray-like fish, such as Dipturus batis that is endangered, despite being called “common” or, a boot or shoe mounted on wheels or a blade
AAcross 17: A dab or spot of ink or paint; a drop or globule generally; or, a score of zero in cricket, also called a duck
AAcross 18: Leading Dadaist who developed the artistic technique of frottage
AAcross 19: Points/tips of fountain pens
AAcross 21: A morsel of leftover food; a newspaper cutting; a remnant; or, metal/waste for recycling/reusing
AAcross 23: French for violins’ tuning pegs
AAcross 25: Graphs; nautical maps; or, lists showing current top 10 songs
AAcross 27: Mechanisms for deploying parachutes when skydiving
AAcross 28: Panda puppet in a children’s series created by Harry CorbettSOO
AAcross 29: Limb also called a peg or a pin
AAcross 30: Bitumen/tar; gradient; location of sound on a scale; a sports field; sales talk; or, a street vendor’s station
DDown 1: A fear of contamination or dirt
DDown 2: A country, organisation or person’s available equipment, materials, money or staff, drawn upon when needed; or, one’s enterprise or ability to deal with adverse situations
DDown 3: A rhythmical motion from side to side, to and fro or back and forth; a leaning movement; rule, control or influence; or, a switch for thatching
DDown 4: A place of distribution; a store or warehouse for arms, food, goods or other supplies; a regiment’s HQ; or, a building where buses, trains or tramcars are housed or serviced
DDown 5: Irish dialect for a contemptible person that also means the short tail of a deer, hare or rabbit
DDown 6: From “reed”, a narcissus with rush-like foliage; or, a yellow colour, named after said flower
DDown 9: A geological fault; a slight change in direction, position, tendency etc; or, displacement of spectral lines
DDown 13: A bird such as a brambling, canary, cardinal, linnet, redcap or siskin
DDown 15: Market town in Warwickshire with a castle immortalised in Sir Walter Scott’s novel of the same nameKENILWORTH
DDown 16: A style of tall silk topper, also known as a chimney-pot hat
DDown 20: Extent from side to side; a piece of fabric of standard or full width; or, liberality or openness of mind
DDown 22: Chinook-like anadromous fishes also known as silver salmon
DDown 24: A sacred song or hymn
DDown 26: Space for movement; or, a division of a building, such as a kitchen, library, parlour or study
DDown 27: Torn pieces of cloth for cleaning; old tattered shabby clothes; farthings; handkerchiefs; or, tabloids
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