Telegraph Cryptic Answers - Wednesday, 5th July 2023 There are 17 across clues and 15 down clues for the Telegraph Cryptic crossword on Wednesday, 5th July 2023. View the answers below.. Also try..All Telegraph Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Disappointment of group needing supportSET-BACKAAcross 1: Disappointment of group needing supportSETBACKAAcross 9: Subversive type of bar to use criminallySABOTEURAAcross 10: Edge around cat to get seat at the rearPILLIONAAcross 11: Suspicious soldier with no papersPARANOIDAAcross 12: Good argument finally dealt with hotel developmentGROWTHAAcross 13: Party after working once in a whileON OCCASIONAAcross 15: Smoker invested in inhalant expecting returnsETNAAAcross 16: Act on behalf of engineers attendingREPRESENTAAcross 21: Right to replace son in only partROLEAAcross 22: Sort of green plan to recycleCHARTREUSEAAcross 24: Bound to take over roomLOUNGEAAcross 25: Annoying person one's put in shadeNUISANCEAAcross 27: Peer needs order for location of studEAR LOBEAAcross 27: Peer needs order for location of studEARLOBEAAcross 28: Moving abroad, the French must be lovelyADORABLEAAcross 29: Notices found in Scottish river area and lakeDEAD SEADDown 2: Leave the country – could be good in Dubai, sayEMIGRATEDDown 3: Feeling bad and playing the course wellBELOW PARDDown 4: Old criminal boarding helicopter is a lummoxCLODHOPPERDDown 5: Slump on sofa at last for a storySAGADDown 6: Lad attending a classical piece of musicSONATADDown 7: Parking in it does upset bankDEPOSITDDown 8: Sculptor needed in case of everything degradingERODINGDDown 11: Favouring remedy to incorporate editor's way of workingPROCEDUREDDown 14: Destroying a cell, enter to provide defensive structure for castleCRENELLATEDDown 17: Worried tense Democrat supporting currencyTROUBLEDDDown 18: Suitable priest with holy book needing different openingELIGIBLEDDown 19: Screen boy up for outrageSCANDALDDown 20: New Year's Day rise for caretakerJANITORDDown 23: They may be worn in absentia, rashlyTIARASDDown 26: Peaceful state west of MongoliaCALM