Telegraph Cryptic Answers - Monday, 16th January 2023

There are 13 across clues and 15 down clues for the Telegraph Cryptic crossword on Monday, 16th January 2023. View the answers below..

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Number#	Clue	Answer
AAcross 7:	Current trip brings unexpected bonus
AAcross 9:	Feel one's way round one in musical
AAcross 10:	Sleep after lunch, beginning to snore, before tea is prepared
AAcross 11:	Wheel in drink for writer
AAcross 12:	Involving espionage, conceal article, knife, behind Bond's back	CLOAK AND DAGGER
AAcross 15:	Critically examine small tin
AAcross 17:	Not living together may become a factor
AAcross 19:	Women dropped out of golf club side
AAcross 20:	Have expertise – able to tell a scallion from a shallot?	KNOW ONE'S ONIONS
AAcross 23:	Beads scattered across the chapel
AAcross 25:	Toy with one considering getting rid of husband
AAcross 27:	Annoy the Parisian after final
AAcross 28:	Better money for army chiefs, maybe	TOP BRASS
DDown 1:	Film made by two serving US soldiers	GIGI
DDown 2:	So sad somehow imbibing last of Portuguese port
DDown 3:	Spread out uniform
DDown 4:	Swindle American, pocketing gold ring
DDown 5:	Awful record on the radio leads to conversation
DDown 6:	Flower, monster, placed under picture
DDown 8:	This may be read either way?	AGA SAGA
DDown 13:	Waterway worker's Alice band, perhaps	LOCK-KEEPER
DDown 14:	Bird close to long-handled gardening tool
DDown 16:	Newcomer in religious order, one they ordered to keep quiet
DDown 18:	Dance with couple on stage	TWO-STEP
DDown 21:	Strange story about English shellfish
DDown 22:	Take no notice of one rig at sea
DDown 24:	Singer in musical, Tommy
DDown 26:	Presenting no problems when planted in middle of vineyard