Telegraph Cryptic Answers - Tuesday, 31st December 2024

There are 14 across clues and 16 down clues for the Telegraph Cryptic crossword on Tuesday, 31st December 2024. View the answers below..

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Number#	Clue	Answer
AAcross 1:	Brief closure of jail with a prisoner in charge
AAcross 5:	Bird from southern Portugal – something that could get shot
AAcross 9:	Shy European withdrawing from the argument
AAcross 10:	Rabbits opposite son
AAcross 11:	Flower lured flies off the wall	FLEUR-DE-LIS
AAcross 12:	Black rook and silver crow
AAcross 14:	Sound judgement? Shame about wild caprices
AAcross 18:	Bad, amoral men run X?	ROMAN NUMERAL
AAcross 21:	Little child describing adult perfectly	TO A T
AAcross 22:	Eating place prepared tuna starter short of time
AAcross 25:	Board small vessel outside a harbour
AAcross 26:	Falsely incriminate celebrity embracing Republican
AAcross 27:	Tips from school advisor deepen head's misery
AAcross 28:	Some socks and also shoes
DDown 1:	Forgive the Parisian aristocrat	LET OFF
DDown 2:	Calling about a roe deer, oddly
DDown 3:	This could be a loner's place in Louisiana	NEW ORLEANS
DDown 4:	Store prestige reduced
DDown 5:	Small wound – is it even tender?
DDown 6:	Sacked a Times editor
DDown 7:	Keep arresting short criminal
DDown 8:	Ernie maybe teases smart alecs	WISE GUYS
DDown 13:	Send up a breadlike cake for urchin
DDown 15:	Cheek knocks cooking utensils
DDown 16:	William and Harry's relationship worries engulfing king?
DDown 17:	Gave monkey and parrot feed regularly
DDown 19:	Fruit and nuts unfinished
DDown 20:	Pressure from headmistress? Not half!
DDown 23:	Soldiers might start these cheers leaving hospital
DDown 24:	Engineer tinkering holds up plane?