Telegraph Toughie Answers - Friday, 28th July 2023 There are 12 across clues and 16 down clues for the Telegraph Toughie crossword on Friday, 28th July 2023. View the answers below.. Also try..All Telegraph Toughie AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 8: As stoic will apply war paint?PUT A BRAVE FACE ONAAcross 9: Gift of money upset pollTIPAAcross 10: Lacking in sensitivity, gossip sums up Jack's career with vocal exchangeANAESTHESIAAAcross 11: Made picture back to front after blowing one's topDRAWNAAcross 12: Folk etc at odds with each other's feelings?COCKLES OF THE HEARTAAcross 15: Conductors stream alternative currentMAESTRIAAcross 17: Best worker's sacking, repeatedly losing the toolPICKAXEAAcross 19: Church of England uneasy with this unfulfilled hot episcopal question?IS THE POPE CATHOLICAAcross 20: Vertical deviationSHEERAAcross 21: Flower people fashion short skirtsFORGET-ME-NOTAAcross 24: As performed in teatres in Okkaido and Onsu?NOHAAcross 25: Value off-road hypermarket?LAY GREAT STORE BYDDown 1: Joiner from another union posted engaging uplifting discussion with loveSTEP-PARENTDDown 2: Get on a bit livelyOBTAINDDown 3: Liqueur bar stocks a punch with a bit of oomphMARASCHINODDown 4: Diners out together in force; that will need sortingMESSDDown 5: See 19 AcrossIS THE POPE CATHOLICDDown 6: Chas & Dave finally out of banterTEASDDown 7: If round, has – chopping like this – parts neatly evenly cut?IN HALFDDown 8: Cross check ascending summit herePOTSDAMDDown 13: Bobby reportedly aware of what drinking may causeCOPPER NOSEDDown 14: Keeping check, screen wrong price list?SHARE INDEXDDown 16: See 12 AcrossCOCKLES OF THE HEARTDDown 18: A chance of Heaven? No!EARTHLYDDown 19: Completely empty, losing lead after cycling climax on Champs-ElyseesIN FULLDDown 20: A little churlish to Omar's mumSHTOOMDDown 22: Beams put up in auditoriumRAYSDDown 23: Average/poor designMEAN