Telegraph Herculis Answers - Monday, 12th June 2023

There are 16 across clues and 16 down clues for the Telegraph Herculis crossword on Monday, 12th June 2023. View the answers below..

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Number#	Clue	Answer
AAcross 8:	Film-maker whose many movies include Alice in Wonderland (2010), Beetlejuice and Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children
AAcross 9:	Forename of the princess and Countess of Snowdon who was Queen Elizabeth II’s only sibling	MARGARET
AAcross 10:	A long upholstered seat with a version designed to be converted into a bed for occasional use
AAcross 11:	Cocoa or coffee seeds; legumes such as haricots; or, polystyrene granules used to fill sag bags
AAcross 12:	A fabric or garment made by means of interlocking loops of wool with long needles or a machine
AAcross 13:	Workers in metal, traditionally in forges; or, with “Granny”, crisp green apples with sharp-flavoured flesh
AAcross 15:	A summary of the plot of a book, film or play; or, a general view
AAcross 17:	Gem whose greenness is likened to Ireland’s verdant landscape
AAcross 20:	A programme of physical exercises or aerobics designed to promote personal health and vigour when performed regularly	KEEP FIT
AAcross 22:	Cake such as gingerbread cooked in a square or rectangular tin before being cut into portions	TRAYBAKE
AAcross 23:	Author of a number of crime novels including The Colour of Murder and The Paper Chase
AAcross 25:	Dialect word for a hill-crest
AAcross 27:	Porphyra seaweed eaten as part of a traditional Welsh breakfast
AAcross 28:	A small cut or notch; or, the precise moment of time
AAcross 30:	A wisecracker given to making clever or sarcastic remarks
AAcross 31:	Cognomen of the dictator Gaius Julius who formed the First Triumvirate with Crassus and Pompey
DDown 1:	Anise-flavoured aperitif or liqueur produced in Greece and Cyprus from grape must
DDown 2:	With an example found at the narrowest part of the English Channel, a passage connecting two larger areas of sea/water
DDown 3:	Egyptian god of mummification and embalming, identified by the Greeks with Hermes
DDown 4:	A deadlock or stalemate in which further progress is impossible
DDown 5:	The state or fact of one’s existence; an imposing or commanding personality; one’s attendance; or, a ghost or spirit
DDown 6:	Winch for raising a car; device for pulling off boots; or, an apparatus for turning a spit/joint in roasting
DDown 7:	Any one of the concise explanations of the meanings of words in a dictionary; or, visual clarity or sharpness of outline
DDown 14:	A note to assist recall; or, in law, a summary of the terms of a contract or transaction
DDown 16:	Nickname of the orphan in Dickens’s Great Expectations who wishes to become a gentleman
DDown 18:	An elasmobranch such as a devilfish; or, a beam of light
DDown 19:	Flier-like handouts; or, folioles
DDown 21:	Dam-building rodents dwelling in dome-shaped dens called lodges
DDown 23:	From Latin for “draw tight”, word used to mean accurate, austere, authoritarian or no-nonsense
DDown 24:	Word used to denote a dealer in a commodity such as fish or iron
DDown 26:	From Latin for “pumpkin”, a fruit such as a gourd, melon or squash
DDown 29:	Hooked nail/talon of a cat, dog or other animal; or, a pincer of a crab