Telegraph Cryptic Answers - Monday, 13th February 2023

There are 14 across clues and 14 down clues for the Telegraph Cryptic crossword on Monday, 13th February 2023. View the answers below..

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Number#	Clue	Answer
AAcross 1:	Expedition heading for Surtsey, a distant island
AAcross 4:	Information, given prior to summit, in contradictory language
AAcross 9:	Film a vessel joining a river
AAcross 10:	A couple of pianos increase in value
AAcross 11:	Well-known short novel, Rider's first for Longmans?
AAcross 13:	Tense, small daughter finds river
AAcross 14:	Away team risk a long shot	OUTSIDE CHANCE
AAcross 17:	Best nuts and biscuits	CREAM CRACKERS
AAcross 21:	Express a point of view over coniferous tree
AAcross 23:	Put out when mine is swallowed by bar worker
AAcross 24:	Of theoretical interest only, relating to a college education?
AAcross 25:	Black bird dog
AAcross 26:	Brief period in deficit
AAcross 27:	King's wife in dread at sea
DDown 1:	Seafood fraud private investigator reveals
DDown 2:	Snapped after apartment cleaned out	FLAT BROKE
DDown 3:	One who's pragmatic about top celebrities?
DDown 5:	Veteran suffered
DDown 6:	Extend prison term
DDown 7:	Select English, low in calories
DDown 8:	Very much involved, want to enter tower	KNEE-DEEP
DDown 12:	Very scary, shock increasing	HAIR-RAISING
DDown 15:	Wistfulness may be shown by lots again in resort
DDown 16:	Science, principally, reportedly grabs students
DDown 18:	Actress, having stitch in side, retired	MAE WEST
DDown 19:	Boffin, for example, good leader
DDown 20:	Visit a nurse following onset of tetanus
DDown 22:	Leaders in Israel did address head of state