Telegraph Cryptic Answers - Thursday, 2nd March 2023 There are 14 across clues and 16 down clues for the Telegraph Cryptic crossword on Thursday, 2nd March 2023. View the answers below.. Also try..All Telegraph Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Stone getting on and performingSTAGINGAAcross 5: In supermarket ran checkout sectionTRANCHEAAcross 9: Bitter seeing account emptiedACRIDAAcross 10: Lethargic prisoner conceals naked panicINANIMATEAAcross 11: Executed save oddly blocking short crossTRANSVERSEAAcross 12: Reportedly spear seabirdSKUAAAcross 14: Strange accents on air in America?TRANSOCEANICAAcross 18: Show with endless pop entertains somehowPRESENTATIONAAcross 21: Precious time? Minute, perhapsTWEEAAcross 22: Crush food consumed around dinner's endDISHEARTENAAcross 25: Painter mentally capturing burialINTERMENTAAcross 26: Cross namely involving JudasIRATEAAcross 27: Dad sets out to be bluestSADDESTAAcross 28: Clothes designer gutted with curvy charactersDRESSESDDown 1: Skimpy teddy empty after quick lookSCANTYDDown 2: Sailor on route to foreign partsABROADDDown 3: Rash? It's nice and red, unfortunatelyINDISCREETDDown 4: Grouse is grand in seasonGRIPEDDown 5: Vehicle entranceTRANSPORTDDown 6: Lifeless backup covering RepublicanARIDDDown 7: Striking very fastCRACKINGDDown 8: English cut about, say, classELEGANCEDDown 13: Said in passing to be corruptDEMORALISEDDown 15: Supporter torn accepting this compiler's fareNUTRIMENTDDown 16: A purist's changed mentallyUPSTAIRSDDown 17: Constant fuel source covered by grassREPEATEDDDown 19: Crew on board goes quicklySTEAMSDDown 20: Buries Italian team on penalties, finallyINTERSDDown 23: Had animosity towards, even detested, initiallyHATEDDDown 24: Support sweetheart getting to bankBRAE