Telegraph Toughie Answers - Wednesday, 18th October 2023 There are 16 across clues and 15 down clues for the Telegraph Toughie crossword on Wednesday, 18th October 2023. View the answers below.. Also try..All Telegraph Toughie AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Holds wrapping papers for children with bowsCUPIDSAAcross 4: Flies pensioner removed from soap dishes from AsiaSCURRIESAAcross 10: Supply item on van for detox treatmentANTIVENOMAAcross 11: According to salesman, it comes from the eastAS PERAAcross 12: Whoppers from firm hiding investments, primarilyCOLOSSIAAcross 13: Scruffy parliamentarian was in government circlesRUMPLEDAAcross 14: Climber has trouble around Namibia's bordersLIANAAAcross 15: US vets behave affectionately, scrubbing hospitalOLD HANDSAAcross 18: Be very fond of line by outstanding English poetLOVELACEAAcross 20: The odds for Real one cuts to 3 to 1, sayRATIOAAcross 23: Still hoarding ultimate payment methodPLASTICAAcross 25: Thinner mouchoir for cockney held in both handsLANKIERAAcross 26: Dimwit using computers to grasp 500 + 10?IDIOTAAcross 27: How amazing heroine Verdi devised has inspiredI NEVER DIDAAcross 28: More than one fancy suit is worn by law enforcers, along with sheriff's capFIGMENTSAAcross 29: Mind classic thriller film being given a new endingPSYCHEDDown 1: Opportunities to secure large areas for the clothCHANCELSDDown 2: Something eaten in Iberia includes T bonePATELLADDown 3: French state made economies after mounting wasteDEVASTATEDDown 5: Student players of revolutionary computer game down southCAMBRIDGE BLUESDDown 6: Behind spymaster, ready for battle againRE-ARMDDown 6: Behind spymaster, ready for battle againREARMDDown 7: This person's lost colour, getting stuckIMPALEDDDown 8: Make no comment on Liverpool stripsSHREDSDDown 9: Republican opponent of government punched by dramatic AthenianANTIMONARCHISTDDown 16: They supply scores of soldiers after retreat of artilleryARRANGERSDDown 17: Time inside half-hearted, inadequate bankPORRIDGEDDown 19: Banging on front of offices along with JackORATINGDDown 21: Police flipped after briefly hearing about a threesomeTRIADICDDown 22: Joint almost cracked very loudlySPLIFFDDown 24: Newspaper article supports ending of export taxTITHE