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Telegraph Herculis Answers - Monday, 16th January 2023

There are 16 across clues and 18 down clues for the Telegraph Herculis crossword on Monday, 16th January 2023. View the answers below..

The Answers

Number# Clue Answer
AAcross 8: Forename of constable Macbeth of Lochdubh in a series of crime novels written by Marion Chesney under the pen name M. C. BeatonHAMISH
AAcross 9: A reamer for extracting the juice from lemons, limes or oranges
AAcross 10: A long bench; a hare’s bed; one’s figure or physique; or, structural unity in art, literature or music
AAcross 11: From an ancient root meaning “age or life of man”, a term for earth and its collective inhabitants
AAcross 12: A “streetcar” on rails; or, a barrow, truck or tub used in a coalmine
AAcross 13: A penetrating, piquant or pungent flavour; or, the point or prong of a knife that fits into its haft/handle
AAcross 15: A chronological sequence; the inheriting of, or right to, a title; heirs collectively; or, posterity
AAcross 17: Deep-fried tubular Italian pastries filled with sweetened ricotta
AAcross 19: Henry I’s daughter who waged an unsuccessful civil war against Stephen for some 19 years
AAcross 22: One of a number of adhesive squares/rectangles of paper forming a block-like writing padPOST-IT NOTE
AAcross 24: A twist in a hose, length of hair or road; or, a crick in the neck
AAcross 26: Facts, figures, info, stats etc, collated for analysis or reference
AAcross 28: Short word for fizzy quinine water, traditionally mixed with the tipple described in 14 Down
AAcross 30: Animals which, according to a proverb, “may look at a king”
AAcross 31: A combination of letters and numbers assigned to an address for the purpose of sorting mail
AAcross 32: A board or butt marked with a series of concentric rings for archery; or, any object aimed at
DDown 1: Italian sculptor in the neoclassical style who created Cupid and Psyche and a nude statue of Napoleon in the guise of the Roman god MarsCANOVA
DDown 2: A company or business house; a team of hospital doctors; or, a gang of football hooligans
DDown 3: English actor who starred in Goodnight Mister Tom, Inspector Morse and A Year in Provence
DDown 4: Large bird that, as its genus name Struthio camelus suggests, was once known as the camel bird
DDown 5: An almond-topped marmalade-enriched Scottish fruit bread, said to have been a favourite teatime treat of Queen Elizabeth IIDUNDEE CAKE
DDown 6: Triangular tracts of fluvial sediment, named for their resemblance to the shape of a Greek letter
DDown 7: Meaning “falling vulture”, the constellation Lyra’s brightest star
DDown 14: Meaning “falling vulture”, the constellation Lyra’s brightest star
DDown 15: A standard formula of words used to begin/open a letter or speech; or, a greeting generally
DDown 16: A lute-like Arabic instrument; or, agarwood used in perfumery
DDown 18: Word for a fuss, found in the title of a Shakespearean comedy
DDown 20: Pigmented liquid for pens or printing; cuttlefish fluid; tattoo work; or, publicity in the written media
DDown 21: A caster/ironworker; or, a person who establishes something
DDown 23: Characteristics or idiosyncrasies forming one’s personality
DDown 25: Aromatic mace-covered seed
DDown 27: Indian word for a potato, served with spinach or “saag”ALOO
DDown 29: House for doves or pigeons
DDown 30: A dray, wagon or wheelbarrow
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