Telegraph Cryptic Answers - Thursday, 20th April 2023

There are 16 across clues and 16 down clues for the Telegraph Cryptic crossword on Thursday, 20th April 2023. View the answers below..

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Number#	Clue	Answer
AAcross 1:	It faces backwards in an old church in ancient city
AAcross 5:	Our beds damaged unopened flower
AAcross 9:	Nom de plume that could be Dumpynose?
AAcross 10:	Sport in Six Nations finally showing destructive influence
AAcross 11:	Tropical fish in Trent area, oddly
AAcross 12:	Non-U Tory following in car unlikely to be caught?
AAcross 13:	Poor deal with a sect increased in scale
AAcross 16:	Did spring article in Paris? Fitting!
AAcross 17:	Muscular – like some bully?
AAcross 18:	Extremely pretty country brings burning desire
AAcross 20:	One's achievement in not missing a trick?	GRAND SLAM
AAcross 23:	Hired killer from Daisen, in Japan
AAcross 25:	Outcast one left in Devon river
AAcross 26:	Ridiculously good parts in snail for instance
AAcross 27:	Savoury dish, lightly cooked, needs while
AAcross 28:	Enter undetected and transgress, bagging duck	STEAL IN
DDown 1:	Adult male turned up on peg – Long John Silver?
DDown 2:	Message online and call from branch?
DDown 3:	Offenders at first lie badly, tiddly in court	OLD BAILEY
DDown 4:	Hotel on Hebridean island raised capital
DDown 5:	One crashes into store – to steal butter?	RAM-RAIDER
DDown 6:	Bar close to ground reserved
DDown 7:	Clever person after time becomes idiot
DDown 8:	Underworld delivered break with church
DDown 14:	Sound shortened in shout to encourage knight
DDown 15:	Champion in great escape	TOP-FLIGHT
DDown 16:	Citrus plant, large, moved one metre	LEMON TREE
DDown 17:	Nightmare with stomach after 10?
DDown 19:	An unpleasant noise surrounding boy in fairy tale
DDown 21:	Fool across the pond first to decry little book
DDown 22:	Liberator freeing fifty as from thick treacle
DDown 24:	North-eastern China's mountainous region