Telegraph Cryptic Answers - Friday, 5th July 2024 There are 14 across clues and 14 down clues for the Telegraph Cryptic crossword on Friday, 5th July 2024. View the answers below.. Also try..All Telegraph Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Deal, say, that acquires one small hotel in London areaKENTISH TOWNAAcross 7: Male cat occupies old brown padded seatOTTOMANAAcross 8: Spineless creature from Flanders maybe caught restraining American?MOLLUSCAAcross 10: Cue's held awkwardly arriving at tableSCHEDULEAAcross 11: Desire of number briefly to entertain succeededTHIRSTAAcross 13: Band perform ballad with different openingRINGAAcross 14: Carries out utensilsIMPLEMENTSAAcross 16: Matt perhaps extremely wrong about visiting BarrowCARTOONISTAAcross 18: Leaving centre for rehab, escort drug addict …USERAAcross 21: … through Cornish town reportedly insteadIN LIEUAAcross 22: Gas with sacked politician, defending socialism essentiallyFIREDAMPAAcross 24: Tale entire county recalled, daughter concededNOVELLAAAcross 25: Repeatedly discovered fine item one uses is sharpINTENSEAAcross 26: No wonder that criminal withholds name, it's sensibleDOWN-TO-EARTHDDown 1: Tense cook endlessly inspired by family cuisineKITCHENDDown 2: Rovers upset working with fanatical sponsor initiallyNOMADSDDown 3: Writer's shy to pen letter supporting Independent articleIAN FLEMINGDDown 4: Part of service that man deliveredHYMNDDown 5: US state in a frenzy over rising city hospital cutsOKLAHOMADDown 6: News involving alternative route that carries no chargeNEUTRONDDown 7: Every second bobby's at disturbance in barOBSTRUCTIONDDown 9: Unfortunate outcome of toaster chap repairedCATASTROPHEDDown 12: Material modellers use, in places it runsPLASTICINEDDown 15: On principle, athlete Seb's eating large saladCOLESLAWDDown 17: Flipping vacuous debate loathsome Republican experienced againRELIVEDDDown 19: Zealous fashionista unchanging to some extentSTAUNCHDDown 20: Fool around in court?JESTERDDown 23: Survive after all the othersLAST