Telegraph Cryptic Answers - Friday, 24th January 2025 There are 15 across clues and 15 down clues for the Telegraph Cryptic crossword on Friday, 24th January 2025. View the answers below.. Also try..All Telegraph Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Composer with endless determination, for exampleGRIEGAAcross 4: Going after drink European departs frustratedSCOTCHEDAAcross 10: Fruit in volume American online supermarket stocksAVOCADOAAcross 11: Experience atmosphere finally in excited groundUNDERGOAAcross 12: Worried by criticism, what many old sports stars now do?COMMENTATEAAcross 13: Where one might find archaeologists accommodationDIGSAAcross 15: Rebels scorn most info broadcast, claiming election's closeNONCONFORMISTSAAcross 17: Admire talent and decencyRESPECTABILITYAAcross 20: Joint leader from start discountedHOCKAAcross 21: Interest adult losing heart in educational discussion forumSTUDY.GROUPAAcross 23: Echoing piece from blog, it reveres Hitchcock filmVERTIGOAAcross 24: Most unsophisticated way to fall back during retreatNAIVESTAAcross 25: Refined young woman pursues copper, extremely touching!CUT GLASSAAcross 25: Refined young woman pursues copper, extremely touching!CUTGLASSAAcross 26: Composition of South Africa initially, it's saidESSAYDDown 1: Type of blow cutting top of gum firstGLANCINGDDown 2: Figure showing rustiness maybe in long-distance triathlonIRON MANDDown 2: Figure showing rustiness maybe in long-distance triathlonIRONMANDDown 3: Discovered lout visiting sadly plagued Eastern Caribbean islandsGUADELOUPEDDown 5: Recalling male shopkeeper perhaps getting dog brieflyCOUNTERMANDINGDDown 6: Current Spanish accent student droppedTIDEDDown 7: Musician playing his partHARPISTDDown 8: Empty dredger, old ship delivering refuseDROSSDDown 9: Defences protecting island in fact I sort of designedFORTIFICATIONSDDown 14: Forefront of controversy possibly when dismissing brandFIRING LINEDDown 16: Criminal type almost has my pitySYMPATHYDDown 18: Passage from right that enters barEXCERPTDDown 19: Fibres regularly containing certain chemical compoundsISOMERSDDown 20: Chaos as hot eggs served up with coldHAVOCDDown 22: Advertisement chargeBILL