Telegraph Cryptic Answers - Friday, 9th August 2024 There are 14 across clues and 16 down clues for the Telegraph Cryptic crossword on Friday, 9th August 2024. View the answers below.. Also try..All Telegraph Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Prison governor initially restricts offspring tweetingBIRDSONGAAcross 5: Periodically doubt that home is secureOBTAINAAcross 9: Sign of little growth on islandCAPRICORNAAcross 11: Complaint for example rejected about rentGRIPEAAcross 12: Spreading leaves concealing wooded dellDINGLEAAcross 13: A lot must suspect the final amountSUM TOTALAAcross 15: Irish lot got on badly finding 1 Across expert?ORNITHOLOGISTAAcross 18: Humorously ironic language used against popular chapTONGUE-IN-CHEEKAAcross 22: Criticised rubbish dumping across SpainIMPUGNEDAAcross 23: Sparing father having huge sale repeatedly exposedFRUGALAAcross 26: Large enough specimen, not smallAMPLEAAcross 27: One making a colourful impression on others?TATTOOISTAAcross 28: In time traitor will make mistakesERRATAAAcross 29: Appreciative of fun Kath arranged beside lakeTHANKFULDDown 1: Help with work welcoming tips for decor and sceneryBACKDROPDDown 2: Mature author following close to older oneRIPENDDown 3: Pan quality filmSKILLETDDown 4: Time of day nobody lacks energyNOONDDown 6: Pester Italian over purchasing parts regularly for sports carBUGATTIDDown 7: Philosopher Marx essentially disturbed T S EliotARISTOTLEDDown 8: Dislike obeliskNEEDLEDDown 10: Umpteen Euros I spent tackling phobia?NEUROSISDDown 14: Statue of importance outside new universityMONUMENTDDown 16: Writing material about mushy food school served upNOTEPAPERDDown 17: Lee talks weirdly getting wastedSKELETALDDown 19: Disregard mounting information, decide on heading offNEGLECTDDown 20: Maybe Animated Feature Oscar Barrow individual almost receivesCARTOONDDown 21: Face how old Violet has become?VISAGEDDown 24: Girlfriend rings suitor, ultimately that is creating troubleGRIEFDDown 25: Salesperson's patter without power or desireITCH