Telegraph Cryptic Answers - Monday, 27th January 2025 There are 16 across clues and 13 down clues for the Telegraph Cryptic crossword on Monday, 27th January 2025. View the answers below.. Also try..All Telegraph Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Trainee reporter capturing that lady's heavenly figureCHERUBAAcross 5: Contemptuously dismiss pair of spinning ringsPOOH-POOHAAcross 9: Spicy food and French alcohol boy rejected, along with two doughnuts?VINDALOOAAcross 10: Wise and divine female thus entertained by non-drinkersATHENAAAcross 11: Singer covering Queen, say – or Ziggy Stardust?ALTER EGOAAcross 12: Mother's energy low, initially – might she be in distress?DAMSELAAcross 13: Beg Laura to get stirred up for debateARGUABLEAAcross 15: Endlessly study writer of a lot of nonsenseLEARAAcross 17: 151 pence for something you could see on YouTubeCLIPAAcross 19: Possibly bitter about untamed foxBEWILDERAAcross 20: Tread heavily in tango with Barnaby in a novelTRUDGEAAcross 21: Going out touring clubs is intoxicatingEXCITINGAAcross 22: Artist breaking strangely tiny item on a desktop?IN-TRAYAAcross 23: One who performs a ritual live, caging mythical monsterEXORCISTAAcross 24: Beautiful stuff Vogue's oddly ignoredGORGEOUSAAcross 25: Musical work about love and girl's final farewellSO LONGDDown 2: Very fine hotel supported by EasyJet, sayHAIRLINEDDown 3: Coniferous tree Edward planted in Yorkshire townRED CEDARDDown 4: Bird wailed periodically, circled by hunting dogBALD EAGLEDDown 5: Inflammatory quality of Conservative, so badly under pressurePROVOCATIVENESSDDown 6: Possibly steamed fruit for thrilling occasionHOT DATEDDown 7: Exaggerate the merits of lines at the end of old poetryOVERSELLDDown 8: Leader and Liberal politician welcoming a source of illuminationHEADLAMPDDown 14: Most of crude oil wasted by American – absurd!LUDICROUSDDown 15: Abandoned unfinished wine – good red, perhapsLEFT-WINGDDown 16: A reason to go to the bookies, tremblingAFLUTTERDDown 17: Important person who reviews case of appealCRITICALDDown 18: Popular educational institutions working togetherIN UNISONDDown 19: Lions test match?BIG GAME