Telegraph Cryptic Answers - Tuesday, 13th August 2024 There are 16 across clues and 17 down clues for the Telegraph Cryptic crossword on Tuesday, 13th August 2024. View the answers below.. Also try..All Telegraph Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: A trite rule about what you could readLITERATUREAAcross 6: French actor's shabby, we're toldTATIAAcross 10: Second instrument out of tuneSHARPAAcross 11: Sally interrupts me returning hospital department suppliesEQUIPMENTAAcross 12: Individual one criticised accepting OscarISOLATEDAAcross 13: More dopey Democrat's left behindAFTERAAcross 15: Dismissed doctor jumped on one leg out of hospitalDROPPEDAAcross 17: People might wear these bandagesDRESSESAAcross 19: Painters renovate stairs – about time!ARTISTSAAcross 21: Too much found in US composer's houseCOTTAGEAAcross 22: Boycott bowled two overs after cheersTABOOAAcross 24: Piece of jewellery made from steel, client oddly removedBRACELETAAcross 27: Good answer by the group, showing understandingGATHERINGAAcross 28: Stealing the newspaperTHEFTAAcross 29: Hotel east of really old part of LondonSOHOAAcross 30: Top dog in Rugby, say, has red meat preparedHEADMASTERDDown 1: Girl caught leaving formLASSDDown 2: Ferry entranceTRANSPORTDDown 3: Drive away in Beetle, perhaps heading northREPELDDown 4: Cared for elder, maybe, keeping at rear of wardTREATEDDDown 5: Plump rudd - one swimmingROUNDEDDDown 7: A plant ultimately collecting information?AGENTDDown 8: Nuts ten dieters grippedINTERESTEDDDown 9: Supposed dad turned up with mum?APPARENTDDown 14: Benefits having redrafted vast agendaADVANTAGESDDown 16: Ignore festivalPASS OVERDDown 16: Ignore festivalPASSOVERDDown 18: Government intended abandoning American declarationSTATEMENTDDown 20: Wonderful shade of green on vessel? On the contrarySUBLIMEDDown 21: Cleaner, for example, lifting diamonds gets prosecutedCHARGEDDDown 23: Mess up the two sandwiches completely, initiallyBOTCHDDown 25: Run in next raceEXTRADDown 26: Celebrity Gordon Bennett upsetSTAR