Telegraph Herculis Answers - Monday, 4th September 2023

There are 15 across clues and 18 down clues for the Telegraph Herculis crossword on Monday, 4th September 2023. View the answers below..

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Number#	Clue	Answer
AAcross 6:	Author of a novel set in 17th-century Exmoor that follows eponymous heroine Lorna Doone, whose name is used as rhyming slang for “spoon”	BLACKMORE
AAcross 7:	Large cup used without a saucer for cocoa, coffee, tea etc; an informal word for one’s face/mouth; a grimace; or, a gullible person
AAcross 9:	A bracelet-like chain for the talus area of the leg; or, in the US, a name for a type of bobbysock
AAcross 10:	Actor whose roles include the anti-hero in Blackadder, Rufus in Love Actually and a vicar in Four Weddings and a Funeral	ATKINSON
AAcross 11:	Voice-amplifying loudhailer
AAcross 14:	Waverley author, considered the inventor of the historical novel
AAcross 17:	From Latin for “law, right”, a word meaning fair/impartial; accurately true; exact; or, due/deserved
AAcross 18:	An old or poetic word for apparel, equipage or rich clothing; an orderly arrangement; or, an impressive collection or display
AAcross 19:	A heavy blow or dent; an informal word for a party; or, an attempt at something not done before
AAcross 21:	A cut of beef steak	T-BONE
AAcross 23:	A gentle coastal zephyr, blowing inland from the ocean; or, a cocktail of vodka mixed with the juice of cranberries and grapefruit	SEA BREEZE
AAcross 25:	Element whose symbol W refers to its former name, wolfram
AAcross 28:	Meaning “bound, tied”, a term for music performed in a smooth manner without perceptible pauses between the notes
AAcross 30:	Word meaning fresh, modern, not of an old family, recent or young
AAcross 31:	Landrail whose Latin name, Crex crex, echoes its comb-like call
DDown 1:	Meaning “fourth part”, a quarter of a round cake or flatbread enriched with baking soda, buttermilk, oatmeal or potato
DDown 2:	A block of plain paper upon which to make rapid or rough drawings; or, a book of literary vignettes
DDown 2:	A block of plain paper upon which to make rapid or rough drawings; or, a book of literary vignettes
DDown 3:	Genus of plant with seeds or “nuts” used to flavour a fizzy brown soft drink of the same name
DDown 4:	Birds’ bills; noses; platypuses’ or turtles’ jaws; or, teachers at Eton
DDown 5:	Artist whose Turner Prize- nominated My Bed installation sold for £2.54m at Christie’s auction	EMIN
DDown 6:	A fillet or ribbon worn round the head; or, a strapless bikini top
DDown 8:	A spectre or spirit; a person’s soul; semblance; a faint trace, glimmer or vestige; or, a 1990 film featuring the song Unchained Melody
DDown 12:	Scientist whose development of the mass spectrograph earned him the 1922 Nobel Prize in Chemistry	ASTON
DDown 13:	An accoucheur, matron, midwife, nanny or sister, for example; a worker ant/bee responsible for brood care; or, a tree planted to shelter others
DDown 15:	Chain or rope for hauling a ship’s anchor; or, a wire/bundle of insulated wires in a protective casing
DDown 16:	The study of religious creeds
DDown 20:	Paired with “crêpe”, a pancake served in a buttery orange sauce and often flambéed in brandy	SUZETTE
DDown 22:	Folk name for a brown bear
DDown 24:	A twig; a bow for a fiddle; or, with “cocktail”, a miniature brochette
DDown 26:	A bathrobe, dress, frock, nighty, scholar’s cloak or surgeon’s robe
DDown 27:	Forename of Wally Batty’s wife in Last of the Summer Wine	NORA
DDown 29:	The wild cherry or mazard