Telegraph Toughie Answers - Thursday, 17th August 2023 There are 16 across clues and 16 down clues for the Telegraph Toughie crossword on Thursday, 17th August 2023. View the answers below.. Also try..All Telegraph Toughie AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Talking rubbish, shouting loudly, having penned articleBLATHERINGAAcross 6: Country tricked by leader of ConservativesCHADAAcross 10: Get out residual bitSTUMPAAcross 11: Playwright of exceptionally classy hueAESCHYLUSAAcross 12: Hell, with the German soldiers being captured in riot?DISORDERAAcross 13: It echoes with no effect? Yes and no!RADARAAcross 15: French port with the French leaving boy in wagonCAISSONAAcross 17: Welsh head talks indistinctlyMUMBLESAAcross 19: Goddess put off embracing yours trulyDEMETERAAcross 21: Nest in a mountain houses this birdTINAMOUAAcross 22: Honour director's initiation during dinner?MEDALAAcross 24: A chum with short dress appearing in portABU DHABIAAcross 27: Scientist with very short aim, one needing external moneyCAVENDISHAAcross 28: Yen to go to river, in need of refreshment?WEARYAAcross 29: Style and vigour, first to last, shows the wayLANEAAcross 30: Gate at social event allowing number inATTENDANCEDDown 1: German chemist's spoken nonsenseBOSHDDown 2: Metal not encountered? It is here!ALUMINIUMDDown 3: Augustine's place for a beastHIPPODDown 4: African managed to stow away any number in packing materialRWANDANDDown 5: No holy person given booze as a remedyNOSTRUMDDown 7: Storage space said to be leaky?HOLEDDDown 8: Mousy drips – sloppy elementDYSPROSIUMDDown 9: Younger brother who's dispatched cricketerTHIRD MANDDown 14: A rotter with malice worked from a universityACADEMICALDDown 16: Paying one pound to be in particular environment?SETTLINGDDown 18: Silly male bishop – wet fool?LAMEBRAINDDown 20: Philosopher and boxer needing support aroundREALISTDDown 21: In match there's nothing that's nasty? That's hard to answerTOUGHIEDDown 23: Beer here? What fellow drinks is bad, not half!DEVONDDown 25: Husband, lost for words, sounded hesitantHAWEDDDown 26: Music-maker and storyteller being listened toLYRE