Telegraph Herculis Answers - Monday, 13th March 2023

There are 16 across clues and 16 down clues for the Telegraph Herculis crossword on Monday, 13th March 2023. View the answers below..

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Number#	Clue	Answer
AAcross 8:	UK poet laureate from 1968-1972 who wrote the Nigel Strangeways series of detective novels under the pen name Nicholas Blake	DAY-LEWIS
AAcross 9:	Genus of the candytufts
AAcross 10:	Informal word for an attempt, a dram, a guess or a vaccination
AAcross 11:	Constellation said to represent the lion slain by Hercules
AAcross 12:	A flat savoury bun served toasted/buttered or as part of eggs Benedict; or, a sweet cupcake baked with blueberries or bran, for example
AAcross 13:	From the Latin for “cabbage served up again”, a game in which one player gives a word to which another must find a rhyme
AAcross 15:	Alpine primula also called bear’s-ear or dusty-miller
AAcross 17:	A windstorm; or, a commotion
AAcross 18:	A braid of embroidery, ferret, lace or silk as a trimming for upholstery or clothing, often with bullion thread
AAcross 22:	Time given by the media to a particular issue/event; the area reached by a broadcasting station; or, protection provided by insurance
AAcross 25:	A solution to a crossword clue, dilemma or problem, for example; or, a response to a question
AAcross 26:	From the Latin for “warp thread upright in an old loom”, word for the pollen-producing part of a flower
AAcross 28:	Old slang for a sailor; or, a dark liquid distilled from coal/wood
AAcross 29:	Word for a pie originally, later a savoury spread or mousse of forcemeat, herbs, seasoning etc
AAcross 30:	Small cogwheel that engages with a larger rack; or, one of the flight-feathers or remiges of a bird’s wing
AAcross 31:	Habitual gnawers/munchers; or, tools for cutting sheet metal
DDown 1:	Novel by Sir Michael Morpurgo, followed by Farm Boy, that was adapted into a film and a play	WAR HORSE
DDown 2:	A surfeit of a particular farm crop, garden fruit etc; or, a saturation of an item on the market
DDown 3:	Once believed to hibernate, agile migratory birds that build nests from mud and straw in barns and eaves
DDown 4:	Type of snake mackerel that derives its name from the rings around its eyes, thought suggestive of an academic’s spectacles
DDown 5:	A rheostat or switch for varying the brightness of an electric light
DDown 6:	A tooth of the cogwheel described in 30 Across; or, one of a plant’s organs of photosynthesis
DDown 7:	An ornament at the top of a gable or spire, often in the form of a spike or a foliated fleur-de-lys
DDown 14:	Tree with a species from which syrup is derived and with “folios” serving as symbols of Canada
DDown 16:	Young male ponies, as opposed to their female filly counterparts
DDown 19:	Type of micro-organism that lives in absence of free oxygen
DDown 20:	An instrumental prelude to a ballet, opera, oratorio etc; or, an independent orchestral piece
DDown 21:	A mounting for a gem or a jewel; a backdrop; a table service for one person; or, adaptation to music
DDown 23:	Kit; an ensemble of matching clothes; or, a crew, firm, gang etc
DDown 24:	Canvas canopy for a doorway, ship’s deck or shop window
DDown 27:	Roman fertility goddess after whom the fifth month is named
DDown 29:	A magnetic point; an electric terminal; a simple fishing-rod; or, a flexible device for vaulting