Telegraph Cryptic Answers - Wednesday, 19th April 2023 There are 14 across clues and 14 down clues for the Telegraph Cryptic crossword on Wednesday, 19th April 2023. View the answers below.. Also try..All Telegraph Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Argue son needs to get into puzzlesCROSS SWORDSAAcross 7: Favouring Miss Doone, almost without hopeFORLORNAAcross 8: Overkeen supporter in fact heading for Arsenal groundFANATICAAcross 10: Leaving out nothing, given important taskOMISSIONAAcross 11: Choice of work not holding one backOPTIONAAcross 13: Chap releasing cry of pain took a tumbleFELLAAcross 14: Speculator in futures has awfully large torsoASTROLOGERAAcross 16: Most miserable in Spain, het up when travellingUNHAPPIESTAAcross 18: Great bronze picture framesEPICAAcross 21: Singers sounded out notesTENORSAAcross 22: Detective inspector arresting country's old statesmanDISRAELIAAcross 24: Vagabond's foot less damp on the outsideDRIFTERAAcross 25: Figure boy must admit current stressTENSIONAAcross 26: Oddly, German's someone buying a little green jumperGRASSHOPPERDDown 1: I'm surprised face is friendlyCORDIALDDown 2: Musician loves catching prelude from Bach firstOBOISTDDown 3: If you don't succeed, you'll fail – as you may in the pools?SINK OR SWIMDDown 4: Yarn in The Telegraph and another newspaperWEFTDDown 5: Can opener call on kind of cricket shot?RING PULLDDown 6: The compiler's work environmentSETTINGDDown 7: Went wrong when serving cooked tofu with old fetaFOOTFAULTEDDDown 9: Legal agreement, one dealing with labour movement?CONTRACTIONDDown 12: Working out script with old ham from ItalyPROSCIUTTODDown 15: Tailor to repeat light workOPERETTADDown 17: People get suspended receiving this punishment?HANGINGDDown 19: Leader about to interrupt Sunak? That is rightPREMIERDDown 20: Cases of player even winning in deal made before matchPRENUPDDown 23: Flag Alexa's competitor raisedIRIS