Telegraph Cryptic Answers - Wednesday, 20th September 2023 There are 15 across clues and 17 down clues for the Telegraph Cryptic crossword on Wednesday, 20th September 2023. View the answers below.. Also try..All Telegraph Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 9: Fancy Ferry? Very attractive personDREAMBOATAAcross 10: Stage musical's childminders leaving the wingsANNIEAAcross 11: Heard hotel venue is understandingIN SIGHTAAcross 11: Heard hotel venue is understandingINSIGHTAAcross 12: Correct or incorrect recipes?PRECISEAAcross 13: Sort Sue out a uniform and clothes for the brideTROUSSEAUAAcross 15: Critter probing cocoa tinCOATIAAcross 17: Grit daughter put in glass container?BOTTLEDAAcross 19: Sadly, commercial released for art gallery is pompousSTATELYAAcross 20: Shipment of eclairs good, except for the odd fewCARGOAAcross 21: Drink (lacking red initially) wherein wit flows?WHITE WINEAAcross 24: Alive to enemy in retreat after advanced combatAWARE OFAAcross 26: Hold English prop when engaging scrum at the endEMBRACEAAcross 28: Judge tango for passionHEARTAAcross 29: Fork going into the ground with a crack?LIGHTNINGDDown 1: American bank not on targetADRIFTDDown 2: Blowpipe hit ape's nosePEA SHOOTERDDown 2: Blowpipe hit ape's nosePEASHOOTERDDown 3: Superior's small cupSMUGDDown 4: Feature of Robin Day's obit we amendedBOW TIEDDown 5: Maybe kittens climbing quiet son and other family membersSTEPMUMSDDown 6: Hare and hounds barking, perhaps? AcePAPER CHASEDDown 7: Against books being penned by ChatGPT?ANTIDDown 8: Speed of book being put out by A-listerCELERITYDDown 14: Hotel suite's unusual shapeSILHOUETTEDDown 16: Great about detectives nabbing heads of trafficking in compoundACETIC ACIDDDown 17: Stern current fella's a painBACKACHEDDown 18: Heavy rain, miserable autumn in Seattle?DOWNFALLDDown 22: First person close to violence in prison gets cooling-off periodICE AGEDDown 23: Regular servings of tea (my Earl Grey) appearEMERGEDDown 25: Somewhat upset papaya was offAWAYDDown 27: Somerset place cricketer next to Hampshire's openerBATH