Telegraph Cryptic Answers - Wednesday, 24th April 2024 There are 16 across clues and 13 down clues for the Telegraph Cryptic crossword on Wednesday, 24th April 2024. View the answers below.. Also try..All Telegraph Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Blunder from star footballer, almost winningMESS UPAAcross 5: Most unpleasant sparkling wine in Robin's home?NASTIESTAAcross 9: Torquay hotelier I caught by a churchBASILICAAAcross 10: Bobby Charlton, on pitch, prompts English rejoicing initiallyCOPPERAAcross 11: Tabloid calls for old timers?SUNDIALSAAcross 12: Plan he abandons finallyINTENDAAcross 13: Boost fixed green issues, occasionallyENERGISEAAcross 15: Telegraph journalist is employedUSEDAAcross 17: Prow of boat running north – it's on the RhineBONNAAcross 19: Fancy hairstyle, with length cut, creates frenzyHYSTERIAAAcross 20: Respect received by compiler? I'm dancing aboutADMIREAAcross 21: By the sound of it, person eating may explodeDYNAMITEAAcross 22: Figures defending alien beliefsTENETSAAcross 23: Features Cockney intellectuals on the radioEYEBROWSAAcross 24: Domestic returns and dons tailored suitDIAMONDSAAcross 25: Band holding record back is prominent news storySPLASHDDown 2: People rescued, you heard, in northerly spot with grottoEVACUEESDDown 3: Taken for a ride in sleigh, catching breezeSWINDLEDDDown 4: Amassing stamps from foreign letter recentlyPHILATELYDDown 5: Ed Sheeran's playing with Sting, creating issue for viewerNEAR-SIGHTEDNESSDDown 6: Recount catastrophic defeatTROUNCEDDown 7: European therefore consumes squash or coffeeESPRESSODDown 8: Knock back tea loudly – drink quickly holding potTURN DOWNDDown 14: They run small devices connected to computersSPRINTERSDDown 15: Bananas, nuts and date not consumedUNTASTEDDDown 16: Say Arab and American will show narcissismEGOMANIADDown 17: Starmer's lot turned up right in royal residenceBALMORALDDown 18: Scientist's embracing wife in Telford and Milton Keynes?NEW TOWNSDDown 19: Hard speech cut, one appearing in HamletHORATIO