Telegraph Prize Cryptic #3339

2025-10-19

Solve on Telegraph →

Across

1a

Carpenter in fast-food outlet? (6)

Generating...

Not cracked yet — try Big Dave's Crossword Blog (aimed at experienced solvers)

4a

Very presentable tree (6)

Generating...

Not cracked yet — try Big Dave's Crossword Blog (aimed at experienced solvers)

8a

Dramatically impressive erotic novel by yours truly (8)

Generating...

Not cracked yet — try Big Dave's Crossword Blog (aimed at experienced solvers)

10a

New day in which wine knocked back (6)

Generating...

Not cracked yet — try Big Dave's Crossword Blog (aimed at experienced solvers)

11a

Immaculate herb (4)

flowerflowerflower
12a

Emptying of effluent on work list for cleaner (6,4)

Generating...

Not cracked yet — try Big Dave's Crossword Blog (aimed at experienced solvers)

13a

Blade in France Viking used (7,5)

flowerflowerflower
16a

Quick exchangeof swordsmanship? (3,3,6)

Generating...

Not cracked yet — try Big Dave's Crossword Blog (aimed at experienced solvers)

20a

Executed and taken away (7,3)

Generating...

Not cracked yet — try Big Dave's Crossword Blog (aimed at experienced solvers)

21a

Splashed out on a car (4)

flowerflowerflower
22a

Piece of grass or causeway reversed over (6)

flowerflowerflower
23a

Stop in top gear? (8)

Generating...

Not cracked yet — try Big Dave's Crossword Blog (aimed at experienced solvers)

24a

Begrudge being posted again? (6)

flowerflowerflower
25a

Turn lid on yoghurt, opening jar (6)

Generating...

Not cracked yet — try Big Dave's Crossword Blog (aimed at experienced solvers)

Down

1d

Heather left after council cleared out office (8)

Generating...

Not cracked yet — try Big Dave's Crossword Blog (aimed at experienced solvers)

2d

Clumsy elevation of marker in computing (5)

Generating...

Not cracked yet — try Big Dave's Crossword Blog (aimed at experienced solvers)

3d

Most of urn, it filling potproper sort? (7)

Generating...

Not cracked yet — try Big Dave's Crossword Blog (aimed at experienced solvers)

5d

Ceremony: one that is set up in European tourist destination (7)

Generating...

Not cracked yet — try Big Dave's Crossword Blog (aimed at experienced solvers)

6d

Uniform on wanderer that's shabbyvest and pants, say (9)

Generating...

Not cracked yet — try Big Dave's Crossword Blog (aimed at experienced solvers)

7d

Always wily, head scratched in unusual manner (6)

Generating...

Not cracked yet — try Big Dave's Crossword Blog (aimed at experienced solvers)

9d

Cock with hen is stirred up for poultry dish! (7,4)

flowerflowerflower
14d

Nasty clothes are mostly second-hand (9)

Generating...

Not cracked yet — try Big Dave's Crossword Blog (aimed at experienced solvers)

15d

So to say, how things used to be, ungrammatically? (2,2,4)

Generating...

Not cracked yet — try Big Dave's Crossword Blog (aimed at experienced solvers)

17d

Disloyalty of duplicitous senator (7)

flowerflowerflower
18d

Youngster needs partner to the utmost degree (7)

Generating...

Not cracked yet — try Big Dave's Crossword Blog (aimed at experienced solvers)

19d

A curse having slipped disc (6)

flowerflowerflower
21d

Smell in a capital city, according to those who live there? (5)

Generating...

Not cracked yet — try Big Dave's Crossword Blog (aimed at experienced solvers)