Telegraph Toughie Answers - Friday, 17th February 2023 There are 14 across clues and 14 down clues for the Telegraph Toughie crossword on Friday, 17th February 2023. View the answers below.. Also try..All Telegraph Toughie AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 6: Pop band encompass a duet on tour around globeSPANDAU BALLETAAcross 8: Crocodile maybe emerging from dingy riverDUNDEEAAcross 9: Number one single, Abba's last, an alternative to Waterloo?VICTORIAAAcross 10: Ruminator brooded (nothing odd in that)ROEAAcross 11: Heard Glaswegian's attempts to score quantities of an addictive substanceSHORTSAAcross 12: Artist's small lair in IrelandROSSETTIAAcross 14: English town's urban recycling seen in pastBANBURYAAcross 16: Salaried ambassador embraces retrograde islandMADEIRAAAcross 20: Shoe, clearly visible on the counter, needing brush outsideSTILETTOAAcross 23: Sheep rounding left one making bloomersTULIPSAAcross 24: Posh female setGELAAcross 25: Potential words of encouragement from Hollywood doyenne on TV?BAKEWELLAAcross 26: See Roman succeeded eating large type of cakeECCLESAAcross 27: Essence of Michael Caine evident, broadcasting 70s filmDEATH IN VENICEDDown 1: Leaders in Lower California met by Scotsman that uses side-walk?LAND CRABDDown 2: A series of lines penned by doctor relatively hurtfulADVERSERDDown 3: Channel Five breaking ground rule in courtCULVERTDDown 4: European region not hosting a second political meetingCAUCUSDDown 5: Old statesman having, alas, good read halvedAL GOREDDown 6: Opponents fighting foremost in double-decker to London?SOUTH-EASTWARDDDown 7: Nana and Dicky rest quietly in this place, community posting messagesTWITTERSPHEREDDown 13: Black and blueSADDDown 15: Perhaps Sheila's truck silent, failing to startUTEDDown 17: Possibly like 10 books stocked by novel dealerANTLEREDDDown 18: Catholic charged without resistance around chapterECLECTICDDown 19: Try getting a lift into boring SloughBOGLANDDDown 21: Student network agreed to support western toleranceLEEWAYDDown 22: Toddlers do this wobble, mostly landing hardTEETHE