Telegraph Cryptic Answers - Tuesday, 4th February 2025 There are 14 across clues and 16 down clues for the Telegraph Cryptic crossword on Tuesday, 4th February 2025. View the answers below.. Also try..All Telegraph Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Sorry if Renoir's second-rateINFERIORAAcross 5: Children entering John's revolutionary educational establishmentSCHOOLAAcross 10: Angry, in golf, after birdie? Be wary of this when drivingPELICAN CROSSINGAAcross 11: Bishop's staff more optimistic after cathedral's openingCROSIERAAcross 12: Fierce knight in purpleVIOLENTAAcross 13: Penning poetry, socialist will get sent backREVERSEDAAcross 15: You might wear these beltsSOCKSAAcross 18: Samoa's island's hidden havenOASISAAcross 20: Commanding lead in race dons ignored, unfortunatelyORDERINGAAcross 23: Plant releases one gas internallyFREESIAAAcross 25: Refurbish English shop after little resistanceRESTOREAAcross 26: Even football player, perhaps, gets a piece of cakeSTRAIGHTFORWARDAAcross 27: Brave baby losing heartDARINGAAcross 28: Hated something done in cricket match? On the contraryDETESTEDDDown 1: Politician supports current work forceIMPACTDDown 2: Fans of Orwell's novelFOLLOWERSDDown 3: Get trick right for daughterRECEIVEDDown 4: Proprietor's old wife in tears on a regular basisOWNERDDown 6: Curse tailless cat's habitsCUSTOMSDDown 7: Where skaters might be kept waitingON ICEDDown 8: Least heavy ball ultimately gets hit badlyLIGHTESTDDown 9: If parking, do drive all over the placePROVIDEDDDown 14: Crazy Sam shot around 100 bearsSTOMACHSDDown 16: Social worker following prisoners on X?CONSONANTDDown 17: Bewildered about working with female American editorCONFUSEDDDown 19: Sounds upset describing second meetingSESSIONDDown 21: Book about what soldiers do?RESERVEDDown 22: Motorway stopped getting repairedMENDEDDDown 24: In mirror, Rebecca lifted slipERRORDDown 25: Anger surrounding loud gunRIFLE