Telegraph Cryptic Answers - Tuesday, 3rd January 2023

There are 14 across clues and 16 down clues for the Telegraph Cryptic crossword on Tuesday, 3rd January 2023. View the answers below..

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Number#	Clue	Answer
AAcross 1:	British Airways concerns about flatter trunks	BATHING SUITS
AAcross 9:	Show sign of hesitation over gift
AAcross 10:	Left after farm animal's unpleasant noise
AAcross 11:	Find love with pet rather than Victor
AAcross 12:	Politician rambled after one recovered
AAcross 13:	Lure of extremely suave Italian leader
AAcross 15:	Those opening books, perhaps, sent dust flying
AAcross 18:	Live with more ferocious fox
AAcross 19:	Climb a cold post outside
AAcross 21:	Release aunt's fine bust? Not I
AAcross 23:	Nurse virtually wrong about game
AAcross 26:	Instrument some collected on the way back
AAcross 27:	Quarrel after leaders in retaliation expelled charismatic figure
AAcross 28:	Get Ron working with sketch writer	G K CHESTERTON
DDown 1:	Steals what musicians might play without resistance
DDown 2:	Sancimonious in bed raising subject for argument
DDown 3:	Uniform worn in citadel
DDown 4:	Delight from golf, even regularly missing
DDown 5:	University lecturer's first time – and one friend's last
DDown 6:	Fierce person keeping grand in bank
DDown 7:	Satisfy prisoner failing to pen note
DDown 8:	Son fibs about 500 items in playground?
DDown 14:	Ruin miserable trip
DDown 16:	Very bad bananas deter apes
DDown 17:	Burn church after religious education investigation
DDown 18:	Group eating right meal
DDown 20:	Notice ring on tailless bird
DDown 22:	Frighten James Bond?
DDown 24:	Almost tense when one's asleep?
DDown 25:	Book deals quietly removed