Telegraph Toughie Answers - Thursday, 9th May 2024 There are 14 across clues and 16 down clues for the Telegraph Toughie crossword on Thursday, 9th May 2024. View the answers below.. Also try..All Telegraph Toughie AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Fill a pause resulting from actor Fonda, H rejecting part of scriptBRIDGE THE GAPAAcross 9: Initial move is to disregard initial promises to pay? That's aspirationalAMBITIOUSAAcross 10: Religious leader I brought in for opening of rectoryPRIORAAcross 11: Acknowledge limits to clever amendmentCREDITAAcross 12: Golf ace with response to shot perhaps when covering network programmeGAME SHOWAAcross 13: Wine shop vintage returned after getting one-third of way through bottleBODEGAAAcross 15: Like an instinctive feeling quickly spread around small churchVISCERALAAcross 18: Decide unknown meat is dogSEALYHAMAAcross 19: Irritate Roman Catholic embracing current liturgical directionRUBRICAAcross 21: Grave individual holding front of ruined instrumentTROMBONEAAcross 23: Question about hazard after spilling first drinkWHISKYAAcross 26: Break out from ultimately mundane routine? That takes powerERUPTAAcross 27: Small source of nicotine – I question importing one into companyCIGARILLOAAcross 28: A sport for the active, not likely to crackSHATTERPROOFDDown 1: Animal's offspring have discovered means of breathing underwaterBEAR CUBDDown 2: The writer's unhappy, erasing line showing "permeate"IMBUEDDown 3: Managing Times after acquisitionGETTING BYDDown 4: Go round old classical cityTROYDDown 5: City interference at a very high level?ECSTATICDDown 6: Enough taste, once uncappedAMPLEDDown 7: Not finishing urgent packing – in that respect an indecisive sortDITHERERDDown 8: One digs up scrap, some say not completely successfullyTROWELDDown 14: Discussion expected to involve one with a report from captain?DIALOGUEDDown 16: Confess doctor will lead surgery as medical treatmentCOUGH DROPDDown 17: Panelling with wrought cast iron? Not rightWAINSCOTDDown 18: Military update: "Area 16 occupied by core of force"SITREPDDown 20: Give false alarm: "County's borders breached by river current rising"CRY WOLFDDown 22: Error giving children to husband and wife? Husband must leaveBOTCHDDown 24: Area of France almost entirely occupied by large artillery assaultSALVODDown 25: Monster threat? Not a good look to change sidesOGRE