Telegraph Cryptic Answers - Thursday, 27th July 2023 There are 14 across clues and 16 down clues for the Telegraph Cryptic crossword on Thursday, 27th July 2023. View the answers below.. Also try..All Telegraph Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Holiday little bit warmer?WHITSUNAAcross 5: Take little dog round on ship for exercisePRESS-UPAAcross 9: Dispenser of milk shake Juliet refusedUDDERAAcross 10: Hard nut in bizarre accidentHIT-AND-RUNAAcross 11: Drink and drive conveying a tense playwrightDRAMATURGEAAcross 12: Island of no great length?INCHAAcross 14: Duck fine among bats endangered in paradiseGARDEN OF EDENAAcross 18: An opening hotel missed housing odd associateACQUAINTANCEAAcross 21: Soldiers capturing American baseMEANAAcross 22: Police almost there crashed aircraftHELICOPTERAAcross 25: Second time heretic becomes bigotedSECTARIANAAcross 26: Goodness found in an oak seedACORNAAcross 27: Small turtle leaving soft groundTERRAINAAcross 28: Bird colony in castle by eastern railwayROOKERYDDown 1: Coiled snake for a start causes injuryWOUNDSDDown 2: Funding raised in hotel restaurant?INDIANDDown 3: Extraordinary as Grail held – by him?SIR GALAHADDDown 4: 2 Down leader once lifted helium-filled vesselNEHRUDDown 5: Secretary off again to arid tablelandPATAGONIADDown 6: Constant smoker's Greek character touring northETNADDown 7: Still holding an old penny pieceSERENADEDDown 8: Liking to write sloganPENCHANTDDown 13: A heartless romance and trouble for loverAFICIONADODDown 15: Daughter Ann holding up drunk gets a wineDANDELIONDDown 16: Maestro out to cage minute monkeyMARMOSETDDown 17: Panda one of four young in pitSQUAD CARDDown 19: Foil lining trays too generouslySTOOGEDDown 20: Distilled product of unknown make?BRANDYDDown 23: Topless Victor becomes intimateINNERDDown 24: Soldier dropping in standard initially achievedPARA