Telegraph Toughie Answers - Thursday, 8th February 2024 There are 16 across clues and 14 down clues for the Telegraph Toughie crossword on Thursday, 8th February 2024. View the answers below.. Also try..All Telegraph Toughie AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Alarming detectives with hose crushing resistanceDISTURBINGAAcross 6: Metal canister containing mineralTALCAAcross 9: Drained and drawn about RepublicanTIREDAAcross 10: Bass player?FISHERMANAAcross 12: It's tougher accepting one is stouterHARDIERAAcross 13: Throne under dynasty of rulers, initiallyTUDORAAcross 15: Releases common people around AmericaPAROLESAAcross 16: Twin regularly rejected in warlike weddingMARITALAAcross 18: Little friendship following second loveSWEETIEAAcross 20: Bust, possibly, is about right sizeSTATUREAAcross 21: Books au pair occasionally for animalOKAPIAAcross 23: Some annual man accomplishedALMANACAAcross 25: Roll reptile over eating large reptileALLIGATORAAcross 26: Quits nevertheless without loveEVENSAAcross 27: Language is Queen's EnglishERSEAAcross 28: Entry in a ball holding handADMITTANCEDDown 1: A little upset seeing intelligenceDATADDown 2: Excessive load put daily into streamSURCHARGEDDown 3: Body, perhaps where body is found?UNDERCLOTHINGDDown 4: Brains rancid inside rubbish containersBOFFINSDDown 5: Good person in zero alcohol panaceaNOSTRUMDDown 7: Damaged, first off, having weaponsARMEDDDown 8: Restrained criminal was digitally abusiveCONTROLLEDDDown 11: Performance record smear about blokesENTERTAINMENTDDown 14: See saint wearing majestic old crownEPISCOPATEDDown 17: Staff organise church in time periodTRUNCHEONDDown 19: Claimed former partner pretendedEXACTEDDDown 20: Strange, like overturning top warriorSAMURAIDDown 22: Greek god is ultimately endlessATLASDDown 24: Man, say? One's left sweetheartISLE