Telegraph Cryptic Answers - Friday, 11th August 2023 There are 14 across clues and 14 down clues for the Telegraph Cryptic crossword on Friday, 11th August 2023. View the answers below.. Also try..All Telegraph Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Nick's next-door to vulgar working-classBLUE-COLLARAAcross 6: Strip off? That woman wouldSHEDAAcross 9: As one hears in Calais: cheerio to the French, pass on to board!ADIEUAAcross 10: Fake fur trade's disruptedFRAUDSTERAAcross 12: Number one in non-fiction?AUTOBIOGRAPHYAAcross 14: First light vacation accompanying dateDAYBREAKAAcross 15: Nearly make taps get too hotSCORCHAAcross 17: Backing from Austria's on air regularly thereIN SITUAAcross 19: More fierce ladies maybe pop off to board British RailBLOODIERAAcross 21: Second troll lectured to this crossword setter?SELF-ADDRESSEDAAcross 24: British miss spot where star used to appearBLACK HOLEAAcross 25: Inviting traitor in, that is madIRATEAAcross 26: Food produced from the EastEDAMAAcross 27: Near miss in traffic – loses haversackCLOSE SHAVEDDown 1: Give birth to furry beastBEARDDown 2: Some 'dirty rat' in Ukrainian revolutionary collectiveUNITARYDDown 3: Retaliation from adder possibly in fixCOUNTER-ATTACKDDown 4: Worried if able to rescue vehicleLIFEBOATDDown 5: Drivers keeping learner in second place in TexasALAMODDown 7: Taking up rugby added lines to husband – a tearaway once!HOTSPURDDown 8: Local meeting's suppressing rent in part of MidlandsDERBYSHIREDDown 11: Places on board or inside non-stop ferries?DIRECTORSHIPSDDown 13: Misleads when converting about one billion – is that allowed?ADMISSIBLEDDown 16: ?CLUELESSDDown 18: Mysteriously lust over articles showing dried foodSULTANADDown 20: State neglecting South Sinai and resortsINDIANADDown 22: Romeo cuts 'babe' – it's kind of amusingDROLLDDown 23: Local event with lot to be announcedFETE