Telegraph Cryptic Answers - Monday, 24th February 2025 There are 16 across clues and 16 down clues for the Telegraph Cryptic crossword on Monday, 24th February 2025. View the answers below.. Also try..All Telegraph Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Police officers will accept promise to pay in fullCOPIOUSAAcross 5: Consult an analyst – that bears fruitSULTANAAAcross 9: Mistake to keep occasionally fiery animalGIRAFFEAAcross 10: Soon hero fell for Inga, according to insiders?ERELONGAAcross 11: Run out, over the moon to be differentUNRELATEDAAcross 12: Rubbish emptied in European riverRHINEAAcross 13: Ultimately well-meaning type ruined countryEGYPTAAcross 15: Large clubs put loner offCORPULENTAAcross 17: Unattractive companion missing membersCHARMLESSAAcross 19: Retreat from Moscow?DACHAAAcross 22: England cricketer, second to go in, bats on this?ROOSTAAcross 23: Team, reportedly weary, keep trophies in here?SIDEBOARDAAcross 25: Inspect area in former colliery, sayEXAMINEAAcross 26: Granny piercing materialNANKEENAAcross 27: One's pushed unpleasant person you once backedTROLLEYAAcross 28: Carry out banker? Sweet!EXECUTEDDown 1: Coat from new catalogue? No thanksCAGOULEDDown 2: Beg to include men beginning to talk in picturePORTRAYDDown 3: Refuse to eat?OFFALDDown 4: In some respect, a clever displaySPECTACLEDDown 5: Rate drugSPEEDDDown 6: Relax with pork pie and a number of drinksLIE AROUNDDDown 7: "Bacon," I teased, "contains something poisonous"ACONITEDDown 8: Enhance base of pizza with ground nutmegAUGMENTDDown 14: Study start of television broadcast about cycling event?TIME TRIALDDown 16: Home cider seen brewingRESIDENCEDDown 17: Opening of roof in centre court is rightCORRECTDDown 18: In EastEnders ruin a party, finding something to smash?AVOCADODDown 20: Unusually cheap gold hatCHAPEAUDDown 21: Rather slow article by Italian poetANDANTEDDown 23: Disreputable prophet, not drinking, runs out on two separate occasionsSEEDYDDown 24: Perhaps writer turned up for sessionBINGE