Telegraph Cryptic Answers - Thursday, 26th January 2023 There are 14 across clues and 14 down clues for the Telegraph Cryptic crossword on Thursday, 26th January 2023. View the answers below.. Also try..All Telegraph Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Plants, variety found in shady groundHYDRANGEASAAcross 6: Inclination to show prejudice?BIASAAcross 9: Deficit stops firm investing at first huge figuresCOLOSSIAAcross 10: Drop choice to lead London's police forcePLUMMETAAcross 12: Female condemned rich uni mates, they're often in casinosFRUIT MACHINESAAcross 14: Ice cream retired teetotal Egyptian is eatingGELATOAAcross 15: Crossing Spain lady set off in unhurried mannerSEDATELYAAcross 17: Censure for breaking handREPROACHAAcross 19: Injury worrySTRAINAAcross 22: Refusing single answer, trivial question unsettled entertainerVENTRILOQUISTAAcross 24: Circle Line information that finally worker absorbsTANGENTAAcross 25: Rage consumes extremely vindictive person seeking retributionAVENGERAAcross 26: Fight expected against school's closureDUELAAcross 27: Wading bird environmentalists catchGREENSHANKDDown 1: Cope with mediocre journalistHACKDDown 2: Sad seeing unemployment benefit maximum cutDOLEFULDDown 3: Attack method that's used to train soldiersASSAULT COURSEDDown 4: Fun manifestly absent every so often after golfGAIETYDDown 5: Type of soup, bat, a help preparedALPHABETDDown 7: Enormous lie Emma sensed getting repeatedly exposedIMMENSEDDown 8: Enjoyable day is fast-moving, meal ultimately is skippedSATISFYINGDDown 11: Outside hospital Helen's aunt is developing dangerous conditionUNHEALTHINESSDDown 13: Elderly claiming German that's regularly avoided tax caused annoyanceAGGRAVATEDDDown 16: One whose work may provide a little relief?SCULPTORDDown 18: Write article on church as form of atonementPENANCEDDown 20: Island occupant I guarantee to protectANTIGUADDown 21: Conservative, forty-nine maybe?SQUAREDDown 23: King, tense over guards on journeyTREK