The Telegraph – CRYPTIC CROSSWORD NO: 30,517 – Jan 23, 2024, Clues and Answers
| Clues | Answers |
|---|---|
| Adult allowed in these short runners | ATHLETES |
| Amazing bird concealing tail in nest | STARTLING |
| Animal shelter with dog inside house | COTTAGE |
| Bug? Some believe epidemic’s over | PEEVE |
| Everyone ate stolen sandwiches — most smart! | NEATEST |
| Farmer may drive this rubbish wagon in reverse | TRACTOR |
| Finding out leader’s changed? Fancy! | YEARNING |
| Former lover mentioned getting aroused | EXCITED |
| Go to a bike race on purpose | ATTEND |
| Golf does perhaps upset huge appetite | GREED |
| Grab dividends from the bank? | INTEREST |
| Graceful European student, for example, with a set of books | ELEGANT |
| Grows flowers, but not the first one | RISES |
| Hardy character keeping fit ultimately for trials | TESTS |
| King with ecstasy put on suits, creating responses | REACTIONS |
| Large pet damaged hotel cable | TELEGRAPH |
| Clues | Answers |
|---|---|
| Lay a rug on street in France that has to be taken up | AMATEUR |
| Lists both small and large insects | SLANTS |
| Love a party with Royal Engineers | ADORE |
| Marks smeared in glass | SIGNALS |
| Paused hospital diets and ate nuts | HESITATED |
| Pity about California — it’s to be expected | TYPICAL |
| Refreshment break — work even less after little energy | ELEVENSES |
| Screw — one left over found within wide-mouthed vessel | JAILOR |
| Shocks almost guaranteed power increases | SURPRISES |
| Stroke goat, maybe, then run away | BUTTERFLY |
| Substitutes concerned with soft strings on football boots? | REPLACES |
| Swears at adult leaving public transport | BUSES |
| The same Conservative in denial? It circulates | IDENTICAL |
| Train carriage | COACH |
| Victor entering only possible answer | SOLVE |
| Woods set to lose heart after shout from golfer | FOREST |