Telegraph Cryptic Answers - Monday, 2nd October 2023

There are 14 across clues and 14 down clues for the Telegraph Cryptic crossword on Monday, 2nd October 2023. View the answers below..

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Number#	Clue	Answer
AAcross 1:	Stupidly keel over with anger, missing large tree	EVERGREEN OAK
AAcross 8:	One who makes a claim – and one who copies an email?
AAcross 9:	English garden slightly altered: this means it's time to begin fencing	EN GARDE
AAcross 11:	Plant that's mentioned in muffled conversation?
AAcross 12:	End of harvest – bad period for ploughman's work
AAcross 13:	Cook claims that is burning
AAcross 14:	Unfinished lute I crave, needing renovation: it could be rewarding
AAcross 16:	Room for plants in that woman's pub? I hesitate
AAcross 19:	In hoop-la, I throw a braided item
AAcross 21:	Dough initially torn and pulled
AAcross 23:	Cut first bit off fullest-flavoured bird
AAcross 24:	Axes using technology to infuse refined sugar
AAcross 25:	Dramatic moment framed, as gold is added onto index
AAcross 26:	Child yearned to rebuild engine component	CYLINDER HEAD
DDown 1:	Rule out former partner getting idea about daughter
DDown 2:	Yes, cats playing can give joy
DDown 3:	American soldier eats a blue biscuit
DDown 4:	Show featuring mediocre ventriloquist? Just the opposite!
DDown 5:	Everyone, say, at home, turned up to see celebrity chef?
DDown 6:	One might take off proportion of unfair tax, ideally	AIR TAXI
DDown 7:	Hangover cure? Go for this, almost, with head spinning	HAIR OF THE DOG
DDown 10:	Final moment with volunteer – he cracked up touring hospital	ELEVENTH HOUR
DDown 15:	Part in sitcom for terrible dummy
DDown 17:	Genine sex appeal unknown, in truth
DDown 18:	Hound the setter for money in Kabul?
DDown 19:	May be drunk: could be carried, rejecting last of beer
DDown 20:	Is consumed by a desire for the taste of ouzo?
DDown 22:	After party, speed regularly administered