Telegraph Toughie Answers - Wednesday, 28th August 2024 There are 17 across clues and 13 down clues for the Telegraph Toughie crossword on Wednesday, 28th August 2024. View the answers below.. Also try..All Telegraph Toughie AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: That male prisoner, losing face, is a little lowerHEIFERAAcross 5: Cerebrally satirical pop star – Blockheads front man?SWIFTIANAAcross 9: Fabled housebreaker, mature one, breaking good protective devicesGOLDILOCKSAAcross 10: Tory leader with no answer getting droppedSUNKAAcross 11: Leaving university, he honours organised help for getting into Oxford?SHOEHORNAAcross 12: Boater, say, getting into vessel for romanceCHAT UPAAcross 13: You heard pound gets pocketed by American who serves fruitUGLIAAcross 15: Sky broadcast, special oneAIR SPACEAAcross 15: Sky broadcast, special oneAIRSPACEAAcross 18: Like some car parks in pines beside Scottish riverLONG-STAYAAcross 19: Model student at Hogwarts going over tip for magicNORMAAcross 21: More in jailCOOLERAAcross 23: Tired from a series of deliveries, resorted to drugs?OVERUSEDAAcross 25: Free dresses zip the wrong way for designerDIORAAcross 26: Finding upper-class event which almost goes wrongUNEARTHINGAAcross 27: Reportedly get the Kinks out of distressSTRAITENAAcross 28: Cursed what needleworker didDARNEDDDown 2: What holds collar up for a long timeEPOCHDDown 3: Some relief I'd get, in grumpy thumb twiddling?FIDGETINGDDown 4: Tramp with working alternative to spray canROLL-ONDDown 5: Old school mercenary odds-on to need retrainingSECONDARY MODERNDDown 6: Precarious, easy job after moving homeINSECUREDDown 7: Cycling around, criticise e-vehicleTESLADDown 8: News broadcaster – American news broadcaster ultimately carrying weightANNOUNCERDDown 14: Ecstasy over record, in essence, for a rock enthusiastGEOLOGISTDDown 16: City coach and Escort boarded by northern clerkPEN-PUSHERDDown 17: It creates romantic illusions in squiffy arts students? Not half!STARDUSTDDown 20: The deep crimson perhaps turned blackSEAREDDDown 22: Both sides shielding ball around Spanish playmakerLORCADDown 24: Partner of Eric Clapton's back, dunked in lakeERNIE