Telegraph Cryptic Answers - Monday, 17th July 2023 There are 16 across clues and 13 down clues for the Telegraph Cryptic crossword on Monday, 17th July 2023. View the answers below.. Also try..All Telegraph Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: False rumour an eccentric put aboutCANARDAAcross 5: Group of musicians – see men playing around British LegionENSEMBLEAAcross 9: Promotional material must have right look, it's saidPROPAGANDAAAcross 10: Daughter and I very edgy, initially, in disreputable barDIVEAAcross 11: Baffled, as Clouseau often was?CLUELESSAAcross 12: Guard southern passagewaySENTRYAAcross 13: Primate crossing small part of churchAPSEAAcross 15: Hotel, even more attractiveHANDSOMEAAcross 18: Policy of factory rejecting new mouldPLATFORMAAcross 19: Have a meal in Madrid, inexpensiveDINEAAcross 21: Free renegade held by US soldiersGRATISAAcross 23: College backing up reserve computerNOTEBOOKAAcross 25: Refuse in private room close to studyDENYAAcross 26: Topical story, when released, about whiskeyNEWSWORTHYAAcross 27: Leaves railway behind English writerGREENERYAAcross 28: Leave course having lost heartDESERTDDown 2: Thirty days in Capri leftAPRILDDown 3: Pets aren't barking just nowAT PRESENTDDown 4: Finish first of games on hole that bends sharplyDOGLEGDDown 5: Answering me, they ruffled American authorERNEST HEMINGWAYDDown 6: Madness, regularly wearing fancy gowns for final actSWAN SONGDDown 7: Fielder, Mike I assumeMID-ONDDown 8: Stable worker, guy after special uniformLIVERYMANDDown 14: Head of possum, strange arboreal animalPOLAR BEARDDown 16: Facial hair of border poetSIDEBURNSDDown 17: Northern name full of love and understanding? Rubbish!NONSENSEDDown 20: Editor, following troublesome situation, gets drunkSTEWEDDDown 22: Herb helping to make healthy mealTHYMEDDown 24: Second article in goldOTHER