Telegraph Herculis Answers - Monday, 31st July 2023

There are 20 across clues and 16 down clues for the Telegraph Herculis crossword on Monday, 31st July 2023. View the answers below..

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Number#	Clue	Answer
AAcross 8:	Pen name of novelist Amantine-Lucile-Aurore Dudevant, née Dupin, whose love affair with Frédéric Chopin is depicted in Impromptu
AAcross 9:	A reason or motive; or, that which produces an effect
AAcross 10:	Word for amount corresponding; speed or velocity; a charge for a commodity or service; or, a wage calculated against a unit of time
AAcross 11:	Any one of the adult body's 206 skeletal components formed by cells called osteoblasts and remodelled approximately every 10 years
AAcross 12:	Gimlet-like hole-boring tool
AAcross 13:	Nigerian author whose first novel, Things Fall Apart, concerns traditional Igbo life/culture	ACHEBE
AAcross 14:	Composer considered the "father of the symphony" who taught both Mozart and Beethoven
AAcross 16:	A rip or tear; a tenant’s payment to a landlord; or, a breach in relations
AAcross 17:	An adjective used to mean neither very good nor very bad	SO-SO
AAcross 20:	Canvas or rope netting bed, often suspended between two trees
AAcross 21:	A kind of angel; a spectator, spotter, spy etc; or, a person who maintains a vigil by a sickbed
AAcross 24:	A part of a camera that plays a role similar to that of the cornea
AAcross 26:	Greek counterpart of Cupid
AAcross 27:	The blackest natural wood
AAcross 29:	Fiery or glowing particles; or, a nickname for electricians
AAcross 31:	A church bench; or, any seat
AAcross 32:	Gabrielle Chanel's nickname; or, Nicolai Poliakoff's clown alter ego
AAcross 34:	Short word for an esplanade
AAcross 35:	Files for shaping wood/hooves
AAcross 36:	Roman poet who wrote Ars amatoria, or The Art of Love
DDown 1:	Short word for a sauce consisting of an emulsion of egg yolks and oil with vinegar or lemon juice
DDown 2:	From Latin for "that which is to be added", word for supplementary textual matter at the end of a book, also called postscript
DDown 3:	An expanse of water forming part of Earth's hydrosphere; literary word for the sea; or, any vast quantity
DDown 4:	General word for a construction worker, shipwright or stonemason; or, a substance added to detergent or soap to increase its effectiveness
DDown 5:	Forename of Evelyn Waugh's literary character Lord Flyte	SEBASTIAN
DDown 6:	Composer and virtuoso pianist whose oeuvre includes A German Requiem and Hungarian Dances
DDown 7:	The counterfoil of a cheque, receipt or ticket; the remaining part of a docked tail; or, the truncated remnant of a candle or pencil, e.g.
DDown 15:	An old saying or proverb
DDown 18:	The rear of a boat or ship, opposite the bow; or, the tail of a dog such as a beagle or foxhound
DDown 19:	An article such as a bag, belt or hat to complement a garment/outfit; or, an accomplice in a crime
DDown 22:	Gemstone that has been shaped and polished, but not faceted
DDown 23:	A navigational device known as a rose when depicted on a map
DDown 25:	A prawn-like crustacean; its pink colour; or, a puny person
DDown 28:	Word that links with "cheese" for a holey food such as Emmental or "roll" for a roulade-like cake
DDown 30:	Birth country of Michael Bond's character Paddington Bear
DDown 33:	A film snippet; a paper fastener; a hair grip; or, a stinging blow