Telegraph Cryptic Answers - Tuesday, 21st January 2025 There are 16 across clues and 16 down clues for the Telegraph Cryptic crossword on Tuesday, 21st January 2025. View the answers below.. Also try..All Telegraph Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Told about slipper finally getting kicked offSTARTEDAAcross 5: Comfort us, coming back with soft drinkSUPPORTAAcross 9: Apprehends what setters need?COLLARSAAcross 10: Accurate summary by EuropeanPRECISEAAcross 11: Novel perhaps bizarre but not hard thing to read?NEWSPAPERAAcross 12: Clubs put in correct orderEDICTAAcross 13: Small fish surfacesSIDESAAcross 15: Insect swimming in river for lifeEXISTENCEAAcross 17: Bury pet keeping, ultimately, your shed light onINTERPRETAAcross 19: Daughter consumed second fruitDATESAAcross 22: Plant's singular advantageSEDGEAAcross 23: Valued possessions from America almost certainly held by elders?TREASURESAAcross 25: Suspect puny lord name drops in an arrogant wayPROUDLYAAcross 26: Declare errand boy removing penny is meanAVERAGEAAcross 27: Justify Edward returning tennis shot?DESERVEAAcross 28: States beliefs, primarily all for nothingNATIONSDDown 1: Supports English prisoner and departs in shipSECONDSDDown 2: Let everyone old get marriedALLOWEDDDown 3: Outcast US president has a change of heartTRAMPDDown 4: I'd upset military engineer guarding area – make a quick exit!DISAPPEARDDown 5: Wicked police officer?SUPERDDown 6: Pretend I've changed – no one checkedPREVENTEDDDown 7: Work in India? Not quite one's way of thinkingOPINIONDDown 8: Othello's second act's oddly seen in here?THEATREDDown 14: Hand over poster describing ancient city centre in AmericaSURRENDERDDown 16: Where fish are, generallyIN THE MAINDDown 17: Hot drink I had is tastelessINSIPIDDDown 18: Boring time with editor – I do curse on a regular basisTEDIOUSDDown 20: Exotic tandoori mostly produces violent windTORNADODDown 21: Son is curt, with no energy for relativesSISTERSDDown 23: Herb – part of healthy mealTHYMEDDown 24: Exhausted writer breaking stoneSPENT