Telegraph Cryptic Answers - Wednesday, 4th January 2023

There are 14 across clues and 14 down clues for the Telegraph Cryptic crossword on Wednesday, 4th January 2023. View the answers below..

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Number#	Clue	Answer
AAcross 1:	Bush says piece as politician	ELDER STATESMAN
AAcross 9:	On reflection, second prize is pants
AAcross 10:	Sales talk about origin of lamb dish
AAcross 11:	Bearers of gifts may be somewhat unimaginative
AAcross 12:	Picture hospital department following almost complete success
AAcross 14:	Memorable year, after slight problem
AAcross 15:	Roman governor of Thrace moved across banks of Tiber
AAcross 17:	Obsession having wrong info about cab back
AAcross 18:	Buy son (not Oscar) a little dog	SNAP UP
AAcross 21:	Share place on a lake
AAcross 22:	Shock obtained from reversing extractor fans
AAcross 24:	Black perhaps worn by Edward as mark
AAcross 25:	Asian leaves king cutting poor chap with call for attention	PAK CHOI
AAcross 26:	Embark on challenge and risk getting stung	GRASP THE NETTLE
DDown 1:	Newly developed medicine I dismissed is common throughout area
DDown 2:	Bar to current beer supply?	DRAUGHT EXCLUDER
DDown 3:	Smell from stream cut off at source
DDown 4:	Even chance offered to cat needing lift	TOSS-UP
DDown 5:	Sorts to accept – if Italy is representative
DDown 6:	Dash across shopping area seeing such conditions	SMALL PRINT
DDown 7:	How bowler may be lost without thinking?	AT THE DROP OF A HAT
DDown 8:	Look, needing engineers to replace a poor devil
DDown 13:	Ivory trades reported these in blood	WHITE CELLS
DDown 16:	Description of artist with sex appeal supporting Calais, perhaps
DDown 17:	Failure since employed by Grand Prix company
DDown 19:	Academic lie about personal description
DDown 20:	Body snatcher ultimately found hiding in thicket
DDown 23:	Broadcaster on eastern part of Scotland	SKYE