Telegraph Cryptic Answers - Monday, 21st August 2023 There are 15 across clues and 16 down clues for the Telegraph Cryptic crossword on Monday, 21st August 2023. View the answers below.. Also try..All Telegraph Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: A forest may become this: Peter and I blame last of woodmen for entanglementIMPENETRABLEAAcross 9: Brushing up language I never grasped initiallyPOLISHINGAAcross 10: Thick-skinned type, with moneyRHINOAAcross 11: No end to such inside knowledge!TIP-OFFAAcross 11: No end to such inside knowledge!TIPOFFAAcross 12: Calming everyone by voting yes?ALLAYINGAAcross 13: Embarrass, with price of entertainment to increase, perhapsSHOW UPAAcross 15: Makes a hasty getaway, with excited press surrounding vehicleSCARPERSAAcross 18: What may be just tense on the way back?DESSERTSAAcross 19: My boss absorbed by regurgitated carrot I'd eatenEDITORAAcross 21: Grieving early in the day, we hearMOURNINGAAcross 23: Only half of fuel to draw back: there's no room leftFULLUPAAcross 26: See her swimming in German riverRHEINAAcross 27: Superior types with balls – and where they might be seenOVERLORDSAAcross 28: Tate excited by places assigned for authenticationsATTESTATIONSDDown 1: The compiler's favourite American driveIMPETUSDDown 2: Small growth in Monopoly playersPOLYPDDown 3: Instrument that's fun to play with toes and tips of large elbowsNOSE-FLUTEDDown 4: Stumble, having day out?TRIPDDown 5: Such a treasure: one about to get a sort of decorationANGELICADDown 6: Hot rock on the radio for an immature type?LARVADDown 7: Tipped top bloke, accepting I will be conscientiousDILIGENTDDown 8: Losing heart, Els supports pro golf workshopsFORGESDDown 14: Impossible to see ex-pupil's recoveredOBSCUREDDDown 16: Swimmer's revolutionary hairstyleRED MULLETDDown 17: Laurel maybe longing to get carriageSTANHOPEDDown 18: Object before finally retiringDEMUREDDown 20: Models once more and has a restREPOSESDDown 22: Not any time for this compositionNONETDDown 24: Key in which to play music slowly?LARGODDown 25: Touched clothFELT