Telegraph Cryptic Answers - Monday, 16th December 2024 There are 16 across clues and 13 down clues for the Telegraph Cryptic crossword on Monday, 16th December 2024. View the answers below.. Also try..All Telegraph Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Disallow pro bridge player's actionFORBIDAAcross 5: A lovey-dovey person with no name wearing nice perfume?AROMATICAAcross 9: Sense group rowing must embrace agreementEYESIGHTAAcross 10: Navratilova triumphantly displays a bit of heartATRIUMAAcross 11: Henman perhaps is grabbed by old leader's positive attitude?OPTIMISMAAcross 12: Artist's unable to ignore odd parts in religious practiceRITUALAAcross 13: Heading for library, gaining knowledgeLEARNINGAAcross 15: Wanting diamonds, epic poet wagered moneyANTEAAcross 17: Bishop tucked into beer around Italian islandELBAAAcross 19: Medic with zero information on extremely heavy gasHYDROGENAAcross 20: Complete borders of Ethiopian flagENTIREAAcross 21: Stolen strong drinks for virtuosiHOTSHOTSAAcross 22: Not in debt, love to invest in an apartmentAFLOATAAcross 23: Maybe Alex Ferguson's in bed aboard ship by isleSCOTSMANAAcross 24: Talks nonsensically and walks clumsily after tea, we hearTWADDLESAAcross 25: Prompts people without clothing to accept clothing, finallyNUDGESDDown 2: Top athlete's main ploy when runningOLYMPIANDDown 3: Live outside a calm old prisonBASTILLEDDown 4: Try aiding unfortunate VIPDIGNITARYDDown 5: People not keen on Charles and Camilla's Christmas – nation getting upsetANTIMONARCHISTSDDown 6: Dull home with grand floor coverMATTINGDDown 7: Fish containing bone left in courtTRIBUNALDDown 8: Yours truly cutting a lilac, possibly, or flowering shrubCAMELLIADDown 14: Near urban area, bagging good piece of lingerieNIGHTGOWNDDown 15: Item that's made in cafe – tart made differentlyARTEFACTDDown 16: Unwell American goes after wrong food in Tijuana?TORTILLADDown 17: Motivated newspapermen thus editing coversENTHUSEDDDown 18: Couple eating little bit of porridge, say, in Oxbridge eventBOAT RACEDDown 19: Difficult to admit referee's assistant in top universityHARVARD