Telegraph Cryptic Answers - Thursday, 28th September 2023 There are 14 across clues and 16 down clues for the Telegraph Cryptic crossword on Thursday, 28th September 2023. View the answers below.. Also try..All Telegraph Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Name article found in English mineEPITHETAAcross 5: Artisan beginning to plane woodPLUMBERAAcross 9: Occasionally vague study for poetAUDENAAcross 10: Hurtful married worker embraces allyMALIGNANTAAcross 11: Son beat rivalry boxing, say, rascalSCAPEGRACEAAcross 12: Purveyor of pork pies in EastEnders?LIARAAcross 14: Sentence of criminal nominated for dischargeCONDEMNATIONAAcross 18: Hones cryptic cracking producing brilliancePYROTECHNICSAAcross 21: Barrels in stacks, reportedlyTUNSAAcross 22: Officer regarding one dismal troop retreatingBOMBARDIERAAcross 25: In movement, our agenda includes trainENTOURAGEAAcross 26: Start acting in film?ONSETAAcross 27: Circumspect regarding purchasing spiritSPECTREAAcross 28: Means to hold up bloomers?TRELLISDDown 1: Sweetheart's livid about passELAPSEDDown 2: Serve up in pub restaurant, commonlyINDIANDDown 3: The French confused about love hereafterHENCEFORTHDDown 4: Possibly watch bank hiding money's sourceTIMERDDown 5: Male cop in bust?POLICEMANDDown 6: Usually rashly generated emotion, initiallyURGEDDown 7: Sublime hit providing endless chillBEATIFICDDown 8: Coy getting into bed?RETIRINGDDown 13: Mother's single eating beef and cheeseMASCARPONEDDown 15: Degree of party talk holding courtDOCTORATEDDown 16: Gleaming gents finally with no bowl?SPOTLESSDDown 17: Dark-haired beast circumventing trapBRUNETTEDDown 19: Gaudy containers with enamel exteriorTINSELDDown 20: US soldiers catching deserter getting freeGRATISDDown 23: Hit bushes, perhaps catching large grouseBLEATDDown 24: Short record covering QueenCURT