Telegraph Herculis Answers - Monday, 11th September 2023 There are 15 across clues and 17 down clues for the Telegraph Herculis crossword on Monday, 11th September 2023. View the answers below.. Also try..All Telegraph Herculis AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 6: Author of Angels and Demons, The Da Vinci Code and other novels in the series featuring the symbolist character Robert LangdonBROWNAAcross 7: A French phrase used to denote a telegram or message is written in ordinary language, rather than in cipher/codeEN CLAIRAAcross 9: The body’s spine; by extension, a chief support or mainstay; or, courage, stamina or strengthBACKBONEAAcross 10: A sweet fortified wine named after its Andalusian city of originMALAGAAAcross 11: A bond, union or state of sticking fast; or, attachment/commitment to a cause, belief, party or personADHERENCEAAcross 14: A fulcrum, pin or shaft on which something turns; or, a central person or thing, essential to the success or progress of any undertakingPIVOTAAcross 17: A cliff or steep rugged rock face; or, shelly sandstone of East AngliaCRAGAAcross 19: A young or newly hatched hen or other bird/fowl; a term of endearment for a tot; or, an Indian blind/screen of strung bambooCHICKAAcross 20: One of the cilia around an eyelid; the end of a whip; a swipe with such a scourge; or, a stroke of satireLASHAAcross 21: Episcopal hat, reflected in the shape of a chessboard’s bishopMITREAAcross 22: A leading article written by a newspaper’s chief; or, the parts of a publication not for advertisingEDITORIALAAcross 25: Path of travel; a channel for water ; a curriculum; or, regular procedureCOURSEAAcross 27: The state of being a young dog; or, a group or litter of such whelpsPUPPYDOMAAcross 29: Avoidance of a duty, tax, question etc; or, a prevaricating excuseEVASIONAAcross 30: From French for “shaved close”, a historical type of ship, cut down by reducing the number of decksRAZEEDDown 1: From Old English for “light shoe”, a word for either of a pair of knitted or woven half-hose for one’s feetSOCKDDown 2: From the Latin for “not harming”, a word for blamelessness, guilelessness or simplicity; or, freedom from criminal/legal guiltINNOCENCEDDown 3: From “net”, a word for part of an astrolabe; or, a network or plexus of blood vessels or nerve cellsRETEDDown 4: Word originally for a highway robber, later for a rascal, scallywag or a mischievous youngsterSCAMPDDown 5: Descent by gravity; a cascade of water; or, in the US, the autumnFALLDDown 6: A mark made with a hot iron, hence a mark of ownership by means of a logo or tradenameBRANDDDown 8: Administrative divisions, areas or districts of countries; portions of space; parts of bodies around organs; or, spheres of interestREGIONSDDown 12: A garden tool for neatening and trimming the borders of a lawnEDGERDDown 13: Pen name of a novelist whose character Jack Reacher is portrayed by Tom Cruise in two moviesCHILDDDown 15: Pulley that guides or controls the tension of a moving belt, but transmits no power; or, a loaferIDLERDDown 16: Area for riding wheeled boards over half-pipes and other rampsSKATEPARKDDown 18: Another word for a rootstockRHIZOMEDDown 23: A sun-dried brick; or, a house constructed from such bricksADOBEDDown 24: A sum deducted from a bank account; or, an entry on the left-hand column of an accounts ledgerDEBITDDown 26: Traditional Moroccan houseRIADDDown 27: A liquid measure; or, a metonym for a glass of beer or bottle of milkPINTDDown 28: Japanese citrus fruit with a lemon/grapefruit-like flavourYUZU