Telegraph Toughie Answers - Wednesday, 14th August 2024 There are 16 across clues and 16 down clues for the Telegraph Toughie crossword on Wednesday, 14th August 2024. View the answers below.. Also try..All Telegraph Toughie AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Huge deficit almost the whole company facesCOLOSSALAAcross 5: Orchestra abandoning principal members in Royal Albert Hall upset accompanist?ESCORTAAcross 9: Takes away cold soup perhaps without coming backRETRACTSAAcross 10: Purpose of articleOBJECTAAcross 12: Mouthpiece of bagpipes pokes mandolinistSPOKESMANAAcross 13: I'm amused that man stops where some driveTE-HEEAAcross 14: Plant in perfect conditionMINTAAcross 16: Flat fare that provides better features?PANCAKEAAcross 19: Letter from Scot on vacation in English mansionEPISTLEAAcross 21: Worry about paper platesFRETAAcross 24: Two notes produced by reporter from The SunSOLARAAcross 25: Artist who has an arresting power?CONSTABLEAAcross 27: Bishop mocked endlessly about being short of moneyBEGGARAAcross 28: Unfortunate lapses during breaks causing no problemsPAINLESSAAcross 29: One plus one is primeELEVENAAcross 30: Factory working round clock ultimately makes school foodPLANKTONDDown 1: Worries about son's petCARESSDDown 2: Look into changing applicationLOTIONDDown 3: Second opinion in the postSTAKEDDown 4: Leaders in athletic tournament induce effortATTEMPTDDown 6: Journalists can't supply the first bit of editorial contentSUBSTANCEDDown 7: Pick up extra present for those attendingOVERHEARDDown 8: Restrained tense king who wasn't prepared to relinquish lineTETHEREDDDown 11: Unexpected answer held up progress initiallySNAPDDown 15: Football players look forward to meeting of two sides?INTERFACEDDown 17: Article spreading unorthodox beliefs likely to be accomplishedFEASIBLEDDown 18: EU work set back discussionDIALOGUEDDown 20: Carve piece of sweet chestnutETCHDDown 21: Cool bloke received adoring lettersFAN MAILDDown 22: Sailor ordered to go somewhere other than this placeABSENTDDown 23: Spooner's disheartened and confused woman?PERSONDDown 26: What may join group of players up?TENON