Telegraph Cryptic Answers - Wednesday, 15th May 2024 There are 14 across clues and 16 down clues for the Telegraph Cryptic crossword on Wednesday, 15th May 2024. View the answers below.. Also try..All Telegraph Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Finance trail protecting New Statesman at firstSPONSORAAcross 5: Revenue from relations wearing tagsTAKINGSAAcross 9: Express's topless spreadUTTERAAcross 10: Despair – try and cheat desperatelyHEARTACHEAAcross 11: Borat upset about outstanding craftROWING BOATAAcross 12: Agreement from father before courtPACTAAcross 14: Buffoon regularly making an appearance?FLYING SAUCERAAcross 18: Sharecropper's tense manner after movingTENANT FARMERAAcross 21: Call for European break on the way backPAGEAAcross 22: Deny going naked and singing – charming!ENCHANTINGAAcross 25: No mum gets drunk in, say, London societyCOMMUNITYAAcross 26: Acquit Conservative writer of literary nonsenseCLEARAAcross 27: Model is sometimes keeping suppleLISSOMEAAcross 28: Infected, full of cold – one might question thatSCEPTICDDown 1: See 5 DownTRAFALGAR SQUAREDDown 2: Mostly off, depressed by excessive capitalOTTAWADDown 3: Suspicion underpinned by second pair's dashSPRINKLINGDDown 4: Hear about British treatment centreREHABDDown 5: Sight of London just after battleTRAFALGAR SQUAREDDown 6: Track it early, holding flierKITEDDown 7: Some hope he can con criminalNO CHANCEDDown 8: Understands sailors show effect of blow to headSEESTARSDDown 13: Place of worship upsetting a celebrantTABERNACLEDDown 15: Childish supporter wearing trendy hatINFANTILEDDown 16: Year in capital possibly not representativeATYPICALDDown 17: They usually become matesENDGAMESDDown 19: Saying nothing like the leader of Djibouti?SILENTDDown 20: Plant a bulb out of lineAGARICDDown 23: Hard getting votes for president onceHAYESDDown 24: Nothing added to total for sportSUMO