Telegraph Cryptic Answers - Friday, 16th August 2024

There are 14 across clues and 14 down clues for the Telegraph Cryptic crossword on Friday, 16th August 2024. View the answers below..

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Number#	Clue	Answer
AAcross 1:	TV drama that needs to be well-balanced?	HOUSE OF CARDS
AAcross 8:	Top off, frozen stiff
AAcross 9:	Content to contest a mention in will
AAcross 11:	Open-mindedness of one working with cartel
AAcross 12:	Sense art gallery is concealing source of sponsorship
AAcross 13:	Frenchman and wife getting fit, showing such energy
AAcross 16:	Inflate dinghy, say, to cross lake
AAcross 18:	Bowl Nottinghamshire's opener after second son exits ground
AAcross 19:	Draw of husband visiting USA then travelling east
AAcross 20:	One caught on towpath occasionally, dispenser of alcohol
AAcross 22:	Sport requiring power, a lot involved	WATER POLO
AAcross 25:	Bird emerging from trail by pool, we're told
AAcross 26:	Secondary school pupil?
AAcross 27:	They help smooth rotation and posture in dances	BALL-BEARINGS
DDown 1:	Drunk arrives in Scottish region
DDown 2:	Beneath the German to support United eleven finally
DDown 3:	Scoffed when hearing George Orwell's alma mater
DDown 4:	Flies perhaps surgeon's staff over regularly, including those on vacation
DDown 5:	Notice old man served up food, displaying versatility
DDown 6:	Straighten clothing
DDown 7:	Problem affecting author from Bristol almost wrecks novel	WRITER'S BLOCK
DDown 10:	Those attending play together are criminal associates ultimately	THEATRE-GOERS
DDown 14:	Relax following turn, consequence of very cold weather?	WIND CHILL
DDown 15:	Depressed over weight assigned to healthy creature	BLUE WHALE
DDown 17:	Extrovert has small expenditure
DDown 21:	Tropical fish, flipping skill to keep these, he's conceded
DDown 23:	Article girl unwrapped, it's belonging to those people
DDown 24:	Novel, ending in unfamiliar country