Telegraph Cryptic Answers - Thursday, 1st August 2024 There are 14 across clues and 15 down clues for the Telegraph Cryptic crossword on Thursday, 1st August 2024. View the answers below.. Also try..All Telegraph Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Impeach criminal, European smuggling New Zealand animalCHIMPANZEEAAcross 6: Guzzling whiskey, flipping drunk couplesTWOSAAcross 9: Fritter wife consumed, welcoming secondsWASTEAAcross 10: Home loan ahead of timeIN ADVANCEAAcross 12: Tommy's relaxed reportedly finding place to studyPRIVATE SCHOOLAAcross 14: Purchase from fishmonger perhaps in fellow's pouchCODPIECEAAcross 15: Furore involving bottleneck essentially in Spanish cityTOLEDOAAcross 17: Remove cover fielder finally, man you told must keep backUNWRAPAAcross 19: Some of those tweeting about Cambridge collegeROBINSONAAcross 21: Extent of maybe cabby's manoeuvres around becoming cleric?TURNING CIRCLEAAcross 24: Rebels resume working to receive moneyMUTINEERSAAcross 25: Best garden party?OUTDOAAcross 26: Princess has treat for queenDIDOAAcross 27: Meets groups east of BuryINTERSECTSDDown 1: Intimidates Conservative Members of Parliament, not Labour initiallyCOWSDDown 2: Upset, admit Phil's on air regularly being tastelessINSIPIDDDown 3: Rain spoilt trip to Nice, pair ultimately concededPRECIPITATIONDDown 4: Bother Greek character with one's naked dancesNUISANCEDDown 5: Escape from crazed avengeful revolutionaryEVADEDDown 7: Cheerful, with success certainWINSOMEDDown 8: Period before Spring in state of enchantmentSPELL-BOUNDDDown 8: Period before Spring in state of enchantmentSPELLBOUNDDDown 11: Rival occasionally angry after winner gets awardVICTORIA CROSSDDown 13: Usual person charged admits switching vehicle certificateACCUSTOMEDDDown 16: Unimportant matter in half-hearted midday publicationNON-ISSUEDDown 18: Extremely tedious argument over editor's materialWORSTEDDDown 20: One doubts it's PC somehow going on about energy cutsSCEPTICDDown 22: Young environmentalistGREENDDown 23: Left stunned at first following huge defeatLOSS