Telegraph Toughie Answers - Tuesday, 15th August 2023

There are 15 across clues and 16 down clues for the Telegraph Toughie crossword on Tuesday, 15th August 2023. View the answers below..

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Number#	Clue	Answer
AAcross 1:	Freely opt in earnest for formal introduction
AAcross 9:	Perish in African Union. Bye!
AAcross 10:	Conclusion of havoc: peace following rage?
AAcross 10:	Conclusion of havoc: peace following rage?
AAcross 11:	Secure good old piece of armour in the end superseded	GOLD-PLATED
AAcross 12:	What would Monty Python do without established parrot joke?
AAcross 13:	Ray's old car
AAcross 15:	Uses base male manoeuvres
AAcross 17:	Most important part of column about finance
AAcross 19:	Uncontained cases rise around essentially lapsed sterile state
AAcross 21:	Forest's cover that protects
AAcross 22:	Sailor backing, concerning allowance for deviance
AAcross 25:	Purpose of mediation – getting rid of doddery Rev
AAcross 26:	Extremes of kerfuffle about name, if cut
AAcross 27:	Time of penitence has dawned, yes, unfortunately	ASH WEDNESDAY
DDown 1:	Small vessel's mate welcoming greeting
DDown 2:	European gibe on team members' principally tawdry tackle
DDown 3:	Boldly utter declaration of love once?
DDown 4:	Gin and relaxation, we're told, in swinger's bar
DDown 5:	Your old relative finally accepted personal pronoun
DDown 6:	Sorted out various problems originally over egg-laying ...
DDown 7:	... nocturnal animals lacking right distinguishing marks
DDown 8:	Note tax previously caused depression
DDown 14:	Sadly inherits beginning of painful kidney inflammation
DDown 16:	Salesperson involved in agreement, we hear, made ready for sales
DDown 17:	Beware! Current statesmen ultimately yield to pressure	CAVE IN
DDown 18:	Sought to influence officials; told stories about old boy with libel at heart
DDown 19:	American Republican movement put in order
DDown 20:	Poem succeeded, subject to difficulty
DDown 23:	With reserve in Mafia country when son's missing
DDown 24:	Recognise king immediately