Telegraph Cryptic Answers - Wednesday, 22nd March 2023

There are 14 across clues and 14 down clues for the Telegraph Cryptic crossword on Wednesday, 22nd March 2023. View the answers below..

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Number#	Clue	Answer
AAcross 1:	Giving affection, having a close relationship	HAND IN GLOVE
AAcross 7:	Feature about American's restraint
AAcross 8:	Fruit from two different trees
AAcross 10:	Bank bordering a street is better for consumers
AAcross 11:	Dog that is following Antarctic explorer
AAcross 12:	Many sheets of paper are rewritten, as well as manuscript
AAcross 13:	Spreadsheet producer, fast and first-rate
AAcross 16:	Hints from prisoners about this, oddly
AAcross 18:	Give name to capital in sheikhdom
AAcross 19:	Female with pride loses in running
AAcross 22:	Press old engineers to show where metal comes from	IRON ORE
AAcross 23:	Football official earned corrupt votes
AAcross 24:	Fashion line for Cara Delevingne, say
AAcross 25:	Is one tasked with picking up pork pies?	LIE DETECTOR
DDown 1:	Top teachers with sharp competitive advantage	HEAD START
DDown 2:	Name Lennox, Hall and Oakley as childminders
DDown 3:	Tense remark made by a very conceited person!
DDown 4:	Rising star, for example, showing class
DDown 5:	Where I might put butter, having great success	ON A ROLL
DDown 6:	Former postman, one making a new life abroad
DDown 7:	Provide e.g. food and support for future admiral, say
DDown 9:	A shocking swimmer?	ELECTRIC EEL
DDown 14:	Tick off one in the middle of scandal involving actors?
DDown 15:	Sew decorations on bride more extravagantly
DDown 17:	Criminal once more losing nothing – he often argued with the court's judges	MCENROE
DDown 18:	Unassertive person moving to road round motorway
DDown 20:	Some scoff a liverwurst, or other meat products
DDown 21:	Seeing that transgression, curate loses heart entirely