Telegraph Herculis Answers - Monday, 1st May 2023

There are 14 across clues and 18 down clues for the Telegraph Herculis crossword on Monday, 1st May 2023. View the answers below..

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Number#	Clue	Answer
AAcross 6:	Lake poet whose works include Biographia Literaria, The Rime of the Ancient Mariner and the opium-influenced Kubla Khan
AAcross 7:	Any small coin; a crumb or morsel; the heated metal tip of a soldering iron; or, a mouthpiece for a bridle
AAcross 9:	Zeus’s cupbearer whose name was given to Jupiter’s largest moon
AAcross 10:	A fibre or filament; the theme running throughout a book, debate etc; or, the helical part of a screw
AAcross 11:	Informal name of a small breed of white dog developed in the Highlands from the Cairn terrier
AAcross 13:	Military science of manoeuvring forces in the presence of an enemy; or, strategies in general
AAcross 16:	A xylophone-like African instrument with gourds in varying sizes serving as its resonators
AAcross 19:	An interval of one octave plus a fifth in the diatonic scale; a duodecimal; or, the dozenth
AAcross 21:	Informal term for a restaurant’s fee for serving a celebration gateau to the guest/party who provided it	CAKEAGE
AAcross 22:	From the Old French for “bishop’s crook”, a netted stick used in a traditional North American game
AAcross 24:	Word for vital strength or power of body or mind; healthy growth in a plant; or, oomph, pizzazz or zip
AAcross 27:	Teal-coloured pigment consisting of hydrated chromium oxide, as seen in Édouard Manet’s painting The Balcony
AAcross 29:	Cathedral city in the fenland of Cambridgeshire, site of Oliver Cromwell’s former family home	ELY
AAcross 30:	An aircraft’s line of descent to land as indicated by ground radar or instrument landing system	GLIDE PATH
DDown 1:	A cunning plan to gain advantage; a manoeuvre or gambit in a game or conversation; or, a hobby, job etc with which one is occupied
DDown 2:	Author of Journey Without Maps and novels including Brighton Rock and Travels with My Aunt
DDown 3:	Short word for television commercials or for announcements, plugs etc in a newspaper
DDown 4:	A pause; an interval of silence; or, a support for a book, cue, telephone receiver, violinist’s chin etc
DDown 5:	A type of ski lift; or, a style of strap for a Mary Jane-like shoe	T-BAR
DDown 6:	Slatted wooden case for shipping bananas etc; or, a plastic box with compartments for bottles of milk
DDown 8:	The conveyance of goods/people; or, the passage of a celestial body
DDown 12:	A peculiarity; a sailor’s spell at the helm; or, an illusory or magical feat
DDown 14:	A female elk, gnu, ox or yak
DDown 15:	From the Inuit for “house”, a dome-shaped shelter of snow
DDown 17:	A collection of records or historical documents; or, a repository where said files are stored
DDown 18:	Serpent-like feathered stole
DDown 20:	Name of a castle near Grantham that is the ancestral home of the Duke of Rutland	BELVOIR
DDown 22:	Machine/device for inserting bungs in bottles; or, an excellent example of a person or thing
DDown 23:	A hard overhead shot in tennis; an RTA; or, a bankruptcy/failure
DDown 25:	From the Greek for “stonemason’s axe”, a genus of African antelope
DDown 26:	Actress who played Emma Peel in the 1960s series The Avengers
DDown 28:	A business transaction; or, a distribution of playing cards