Telegraph Toughie Answers - Wednesday, 4th October 2023 There are 16 across clues and 16 down clues for the Telegraph Toughie crossword on Wednesday, 4th October 2023. View the answers below.. Also try..All Telegraph Toughie AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Self-control lagging, greedily eats waste foodPIGSWILLAAcross 5: Thick slob, half ignored, beginning to tackle employmentOBTUSEAAcross 9: Boredom at heart of drunken nuisanceENNUIAAcross 10: Sketches and rubs out writing?DESCRIBESAAcross 12: Union assistant misread bid unfortunatelyBRIDESMAIDAAcross 13: In Yorkshire, the border is in good orderTRIMAAcross 15: Contest that's equally balanced; 0-0 match?ZERO-SUM GAMEAAcross 16: Vintage sport played by teams teeing off with clubsCRUAAcross 17: In Perth, no celebrity male is ignoredNAEAAcross 18: Tea Party prophet cycled to get carriage driversCHARIOTEERSAAcross 20: Area of London, Ohio provided housesSOHOAAcross 21: Leaderless jazz gig going badly, Oscar quits, moving in different directionsZIGZAGGINGAAcross 24: Fought happy daughter for the second timeCONTENDEDAAcross 26: Passage from Sahara to Nubian DesertRAT ONAAcross 27: Spirit notes quiet must end earlyMESCALAAcross 28: Mum flees display covering snake migrationDIASPORADDown 1: Sink into work regularly is commonPLEBBYDDown 2: Low-down on two spiritsGENIIDDown 3: Old man's resistance raised in starting point for toast, maybeWHITE BREADDDown 4: Press inventionLIEDDown 6: Right to interrupt terrible poetBARDDDown 7: Sheds weight when rude snub's broadcast about one's bellyUNBURDENSDDown 8: Opponents are like engineers quitting musical groupENSEMBLEDDown 10: Confronted about unclear oral, that's made clearDEMYSTIFIEDDDown 11: Measured around it, backing good rug that's brandedSTIGMATIZEDDDown 14: Lorry salesman returned empty lorries after assistant misses making deliveriesPAPERGIRLSDDown 15: Noisy group eager to be heard regularly hiss vegetablesZUCCHINISDDown 16: Pepper music played following coverCAPSICUMDDown 19: Country smug and arrogant in partUGANDADDown 22: Enthusiastic about involving king in musical openingINTRODDown 23: Expect a bee in AthensBETADDown 25: Finish study, deferring start of degreeEND