Telegraph Cryptic Answers - Tuesday, 15th August 2023 There are 14 across clues and 16 down clues for the Telegraph Cryptic crossword on Tuesday, 15th August 2023. View the answers below.. Also try..All Telegraph Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Left in predicament after artificial intelligence is without purposeAIMLESSAAcross 5: Something possibly boring about Republic dad's style of musicBRITPOPAAcross 9: Fury put an end to boxing Wilder, finallySTROPAAcross 10: Remove broken cart – it blocks riverEXTRICATEAAcross 11: Healthy dog – something heard in film?SOUNDTRACKAAcross 12: Fish not right for hawkTOUTAAcross 14: Wife inside ditching bra excitedly – this could help you see boobyBIRDWATCHINGAAcross 18: Joanna might be this agitatedHIGHLY-STRUNGAAcross 21: Feeling low by end of crosswordMOODAAcross 22: Garment put on almost hot under the collarDRESS SHIRTAAcross 25: It's beneficial if you have a flat tummySPARE TYREAAcross 26: Kind film star penning noteGENREAAcross 27: One who throws potPITCHERAAcross 28: Walked over, straddling chap asleepDORMANTDDown 1: Judge passes sentences to an extentASSESSDDown 2: Drink twice raised complaintMURMURDDown 3: Lad replies unpredictably – he puts his foot in it?ESPADRILLEDDown 4: Semester's beginning with don's curseSWEARDDown 5: Church broadcast supporting city's aid for invalidsBATH CHAIRDDown 6: Flower from Ireland hard to be ignoredIRISDDown 7: Friendly drink after climbing mountainPLATONICDDown 8: Celebrity gets ripe bananasPRESTIGEDDown 13: Something sweet I croon for the audience, darlingICING SUGARDDown 15: Warship does, maybe, trapping southern ancient cityDESTROYERDDown 16: Doctor entering so excited – sign everything's okayTHUMBS UPDDown 17: I admit holding nose not half rudeIGNORANTDDown 19: City life in Paris an in-law oddly abandonedVIENNADDown 20: Witness cheers up ahead of trialATTESTDDown 23: Genesis securing number one in pop careerSPEEDDDown 24: This writer and second husband work togetherMESH