Telegraph Cryptic Answers - Friday, 14th July 2023

There are 14 across clues and 16 down clues for the Telegraph Cryptic crossword on Friday, 14th July 2023. View the answers below..

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Number#	Clue	Answer
AAcross 1:	Confectioner with HM warrants for spongy sweets
AAcross 9:	Head of military brought in to sign for tanks
AAcross 10:	Children's author removing page showing aquatic beast
AAcross 11:	Editor rejected stern feature
AAcross 12:	Apes get around in enclosure going backwards
AAcross 13:	Further contest answer having received another
AAcross 15:	French article by philosopher, Diderot's first released
AAcross 18:	Person once lowly flying biplane around Spain
AAcross 19:	Duet playing core of best musical works
AAcross 21:	Teacher of Melrose regularly making advances
AAcross 23:	Fool's taunt about good person
AAcross 26:	A huge sailor's command
AAcross 27:	Nipper with drink eating very soft fruit	CRAB-APPLE
AAcross 28:	Remarkably rural pal uneasy with city
DDown 1:	Snake comparatively nasty biting daughter
DDown 2:	Provoke American surrounded by corruption
DDown 3:	Three Magi on the move to find lone lodgings
DDown 4:	Touch instrument that's blown up
DDown 5:	Catching girl acting without head
DDown 6:	Bemused with collection of animals turning up on yard
DDown 7:	Picked up a delicacy and got stuck in
DDown 8:	Got rid of Times edition
DDown 14:	Maybe one beside canine opposing snatching on lead in malice
DDown 16:	Alert dropping six banks in months, debt falls	ON THE BALL
DDown 17:	Bear baby in that year caught in lure
DDown 18:	Plant oddly really prompt to come up
DDown 20:	Magic Middle-earth monster blocking sides of Shire track
DDown 22:	Decree from football body leads to this whole argument
DDown 24:	Device supplying water I run for hoofed animal
DDown 25:	Mineral not totally crystal clear