Telegraph Toughie Answers - Wednesday, 8th February 2023 There are 16 across clues and 17 down clues for the Telegraph Toughie crossword on Wednesday, 8th February 2023. View the answers below.. Also try..All Telegraph Toughie AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Upset – the result of being caught out?KNOCK OVERAAcross 9: Backsliding students make an errorSLIP UPAAcross 10: Military order concerning spinABOUT-TURNAAcross 11: Old member of the Lords welcoming new No.1 at Lord's?OPENERAAcross 12: Solid tent flaps fitted wellSLOTTED INAAcross 13: Quiet challenge to Macduff: continue sporting behaviourPLAY ONAAcross 17: Discover charred remains in this?URNAAcross 19: Money from bookie wife lost which could be declaredINNINGSAAcross 20: Men in white coats fill upper-class parliamentarians with rageUMPIRESAAcross 21: Decline romantic poet initially?EBBAAcross 23: Ladies' family getting brief visit?LOOK-INAAcross 27: It compensates one for being outSTRIKE PAYAAcross 28: Copyright interior from Ikea seen in comic stripWICKETAAcross 29: Half a trifle?SMALL BEERAAcross 30: Dismissed peacekeeping force captured in heavy defeatRUN OUTAAcross 31: Studious bod rejected firm's book missing right informationKNOWLEDGEDDown 2: Problem with delivery of brief message to say dance called offNO-BALLDDown 3: Administrative area runs out of landCOUNTYDDown 4: Free cycling storeOUTLETDDown 5: Older nobleman that is kingEARLIERDDown 6: Rolling spliff, rising politician enters in casual footwearFLIP-FLOPSDDown 7: Pan-Syrian manoeuvres tell a storySPIN A YARNDDown 8: The economy of second cut over point?SPARENESSDDown 14: After swapping tips, use pronged tool for task on the farmFIELD WORKDDown 14: After swapping tips, use pronged tool for task on the farmFIELDWORKDDown 15: Compelling points in favour of Conservative elected head of governmentENFORCINGDDown 16: Nature is adapting, beginning to make medicinal fluidANTISERUMDDown 17: Exploit Aussies regularlyUSEDDown 18: Lop top off slight protuberanceNUBDDown 22: He'll drive Sierra garaged by superheroBATSMANDDown 24: Tree which has a sweet spot in the middle?WILLOWDDown 25: Extra feature of novel, e.g. by EliotLEG BYEDDown 26: Rotter ordered out of date goodsBAD EGG