Telegraph Cryptic Answers - Friday, 20th December 2024

There are 15 across clues and 15 down clues for the Telegraph Cryptic crossword on Friday, 20th December 2024. View the answers below..

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Number#	Clue	Answer
AAcross 1:	Smallest creature heading off behind male one
AAcross 9:	Country places retired American and I am touring
AAcross 10:	Nameless pedant gets flustered going on about bureaucracy	RED TAPE
AAcross 11:	Bar opening outside Croatia's capital
AAcross 12:	Switch made by socialist around 2001 when upset
AAcross 13:	Rice, possibly regrown, it's ruined
AAcross 15:	Barely enough given to borrower
AAcross 16:	End of homicide case bringing feelings to mind
AAcross 21:	Tight-fisted with money? Not entirely
AAcross 22:	Cooking apparatus belonging to heiress, it originates from the east
AAcross 24:	Signs of love for Scottish football club
AAcross 25:	Exchanging tips, discover rich renewable energy source	WIND FARM
AAcross 27:	Present cricket side is unfairly exploited	PUT-UPON
AAcross 28:	Tree the French planted by stream? Er, not sure
AAcross 29:	Choose Alan Titchmarsh to introduce DIY product
DDown 2:	Made list of times I'd condemned purchasing drug
DDown 3:	Suggest bully is withholding identity
DDown 4:	Slanders extremely ambitious individuals acquiring newspaper
DDown 5:	Market square
DDown 6:	Supporter ready for the cup?
DDown 7:	PM resigned, hard succeeding a leader of stature	ASQUITH
DDown 8:	Wine from Italy accomplished artist will imbibe
DDown 11:	Star figure, great man abroad under pressure …
DDown 14:	… strangely he's almost without energy delivering presidential address	WHITE HOUSE
DDown 17:	Cambridge college space attracting Spanish waiter in Torquay?	EMMANUEL
DDown 18:	After acting company departs individual becomes depressed	CAST DOWN
DDown 19:	Keen movement raised call for help needlessly	CRY WOLF
DDown 20:	Live with disheartened young man, providing support	STAND BY
DDown 23:	Opportunity to watch big game, live?
DDown 26:	Voiced regret making mixture to thicken soup