Telegraph Cryptic Answers - Wednesday, 8th January 2025

There are 15 across clues and 14 down clues for the Telegraph Cryptic crossword on Wednesday, 8th January 2025. View the answers below..

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Number#	Clue	Answer
AAcross 1:	Be unexpectedly helpful and arrive with seats on time	TURN UP TRUMPS
AAcross 9:	Grasp popular model outside Grand Hotel
AAcross 9:	Grasp popular model outside Grand Hotel
AAcross 10:	Excuse fellow wearing plastic bollard
AAcross 11:	Line on map not quite identical to river
AAcross 12:	Overrode protests about concealing missile
AAcross 13:	Rib good person in coat that's a little short
AAcross 14:	Source of seafood stored by cooks around end of June	OYSTER-BED
AAcross 16:	Pasta: it gets chap with no starter excited
AAcross 19:	Cut large tree on sierra
AAcross 21:	Observer husband spotted lying around in rubbish
AAcross 23:	Trendy mum taken by half of kipper ties
AAcross 24:	With little hesitation, fool finally bought old website
AAcross 25:	Best old friend embracing Henman perhaps
AAcross 26:	Support for the evening?	IRONING-BOARD
DDown 1:	Handy accessories in suites when struggling with onset of sniffles?
DDown 2:	E.g. party regularly cheers after runs in sporting event
DDown 3:	Greatest State majority
DDown 4:	Upright, somewhat sophisticated and silent
DDown 5:	In Bordeaux, one bottle put out
DDown 6:	Motto of old pirate (British) south of Portugal
DDown 7:	So a detective's tampered with recording ...	VIDEO CASSETTE
DDown 8:	... telephoned by a criminal? Unacceptable	BEYOND THE PALE
DDown 15:	Song and dance career that's not to be sniffed at!	STINK BOMB
DDown 17:	Artist's studio Sartre claimed occasionally, right?
DDown 18:	Inspire judge to catch up
DDown 19:	Maybe Garfunkel article is tipping another singer
DDown 20:	Remorseful, like journalist undermining bad actor
DDown 22:	Wading bird is there scratching wings and leg