Telegraph Cryptic Answers - Monday, 18th September 2023 There are 16 across clues and 16 down clues for the Telegraph Cryptic crossword on Monday, 18th September 2023. View the answers below.. Also try..All Telegraph Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Reportedly spot more reasonable saltSEAFARERAAcross 5: Group of eight love time in underground chamberOCTAVEAAcross 9: Extremely organised sites: kids may walk on theseTOOTSIESAAcross 10: A peak volume?AMOUNTAAcross 12: See through this? Not Gretel, sadlyLORGNETTEAAcross 13: Impatient expression from Scot about colourOCHREAAcross 14: A container door could be thisAJARAAcross 16: Gift of fine ale returned? That is on the house!FREEBIEAAcross 19: Big mistake, with bishop left belowBLUNDERAAcross 21: Game spotted in Nebraska: turkeys?SKATAAcross 24: Cooked steak in half-inchesTAKESAAcross 25: Record-keeper Reginald is with sailor holding first of recordsREGISTRARAAcross 27: Church assistants removing leader of drug dealers?USHERSAAcross 28: Senior service unhappy with this colourNAVY BLUEAAcross 29: Bird he, with son, gifts to the churchTITHESAAcross 30: Without affection – or a request not to be so needy?LOVELESSDDown 1: Item of furniture from Yorkshire town …SETTLEDDown 2: … a table, that may be on a boat?ABOARDDDown 3: Offence caused by priest losing his head?ARSONDDown 4: Horseman perhaps always seizes openingEVENTERDDown 6: Come, Norma, get it sorted: now's the time!COMMON ERADDown 7: A little beer almost routine in Arab cityABU DHABIDDown 8: Highly regarded refs regularly aboundedESTEEMEDDDown 11: Meat causing a complaint?BEEFDDown 15: Plant with just a red end to foliage, shakenJUDAS TREEDDown 17: Block former pupil getting Conservative in supportOBSTRUCTDDown 18: County really keen to get ammunitionBUCKSHOTDDown 20: It's most unusual, being held by Para regimentRAREDDown 21: A sugar processed by old plantSAGUARODDown 22: Fish with legs moving about river islandGRILSEDDown 23: Such Europeans could be nerds inputting computer's final bitGREEKSDDown 26: Design of animal house by the FrenchSTYLE