Telegraph Cryptic Answers - Wednesday, 5th March 2025

There are 14 across clues and 16 down clues for the Telegraph Cryptic crossword on Wednesday, 5th March 2025. View the answers below..

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Number#	Clue	Answer
AAcross 1:	Marketing rep smashed cash machine, by the way	PARKING METER
AAcross 9:	Bumbling gent's vintage railway equipment?	OLD BUFFER
AAcross 10:	Joanna, Penny and Oscar embracing Ian
AAcross 11:	Criticised open-ended guarantee
AAcross 12:	Robert mean about extremely dodgy damage sustained amidships?	BODY BLOW
AAcross 13:	Close, yet unapproachable?
AAcross 15:	Clark, mild-mannered chap, fortunate to miss the first Derby here
AAcross 18:	Place for putting filly regularly being a pest in the garden
AAcross 19:	Sting finally interests US intelligence
AAcross 21:	Sailor who got fleeced on the return voyage?
AAcross 23:	Le Pen's horrid spitefulness
AAcross 26:	Awkward writer going back to cut pronoun
AAcross 27:	Penelope mentioned hosting some sort of wedding
AAcross 28:	Murderous Greek woman sent my claret flying
DDown 1:	Newspapers covering ordinary women's outstanding skill
DDown 2:	Romeo, on the 15th of March say, goes on horseback
DDown 3:	Pub on fire, ruined – might this ease the pain?
DDown 4:	Present tense introduced by image on computer
DDown 5:	Leo bares wobbly bits for piercing
DDown 6:	The setter turns up on exercise yard exhausted
DDown 7:	Message RAC about suspended traffic	CABLE-CAR
DDown 8:	Country never, ever accepting Republican!
DDown 14:	Minicab driver finally abandons Greek superbrain	UBERGEEK
DDown 16:	Clock magazine article?
DDown 17:	Writer Gustave upset Alf (wild brute!)
DDown 18:	Good old beer put over head of inn keeper
DDown 20:	Frank, the willing lunar astronaut?
DDown 22:	North American cheers leader of Lebanese province once
DDown 24:	Leave Devon river area on time
DDown 25:	Englishman down under penning English verse