Telegraph Cryptic Answers - Monday, 22nd May 2023

There are 16 across clues and 13 down clues for the Telegraph Cryptic crossword on Monday, 22nd May 2023. View the answers below..

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Number#	Clue	Answer
AAcross 1:	Female in charge welcoming brief part in prank
AAcross 5:	Old Harry, for example?
AAcross 9:	Second bit of a pig required for game
AAcross 10:	Gain attention by end of audition
AAcross 11:	Take tea with outspoken member of the clergy
AAcross 12:	Page about super sort of dwelling
AAcross 13:	Hurt one squeezing hard
AAcross 15:	Mocking foolish raids on clubs
AAcross 18:	Oversight? Ring diplomatic office abroad
AAcross 19:	Catch some returning
AAcross 21:	Bed? Saw bishop retiring
AAcross 23:	Frank's poker hand
AAcross 25:	Only fair? Quite fitting
AAcross 26:	Fresh meat and brandy, say – it brings people together	TEAM SPIRIT
AAcross 27:	In good health, British cardinal, perhaps of good stock	WELL-BRED
AAcross 28:	Detective let us out in front of hotel
DDown 2:	Communicate with, and about, a church
DDown 3:	Literary group left Keats disconcerted about Poe	LAKE POETS
DDown 4:	Necktie? Almost all of stuff has tax added
DDown 5:	People need each other in desolate area across windy Sinai	NO MAN IS AN ISLAND
DDown 6:	Plot against father, quietly, inside
DDown 7:	Relative, awfully nice, close to uncle
DDown 8:	Drink – a small measure upset over girl
DDown 14:	Self-control in school? Nothing certain
DDown 16:	In a risky situation in hot stormy French resort	ON THIN ICE
DDown 17:	I am interrupting to put off bore
DDown 20:	Credit is double in emergency
DDown 22:	Complete wreck
DDown 24:	Raise one in army