Today's The Telegraph Toughie Puzzle Crossword Clues & Answers

Clues & Answers For The Telegraph Toughie

(August 14, 2026)

ACROSS

• 1. Main defender of honour with answer for nothing - Crossword Clue
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• 5. Ruminator checking bar bill upset argumentative type - Crossword Clue
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• 9. Set wash to be propped up above fans - Crossword Clue
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• 10. Perhaps Nan's daughters frequented places lacking hotel - Crossword Clue
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• 11. Look of Spain maybe when travelling around East - Crossword Clue
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• 12. Intelligence about Chinese leader not essentially harmful - Crossword Clue
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• 13. Last character advancing in Bond movie returned Oscar? - Crossword Clue
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• 16. Searches way to replace content with AI slop primarily - Crossword Clue
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• 17. Unenthusiastic about epidemic supplies - Crossword Clue
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• 18. Waffle from wife, a load cooked over griddles at intervals - Crossword Clue
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• 21. Oscar equivalent for Greek scriptwriter? - Crossword Clue
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• 22. Skinny Parisian friend swallowed dietary essential - Crossword Clue
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• 25. Spontaneously sacking daughter having single excuse - Crossword Clue
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• 26. Drug cop with problems - ecstasy taken - lad hooked on reflection - Crossword Clue
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• 27. He's the one power constraining king and queen - Crossword Clue
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• 28. High standing surround for fire removed in work on home - Crossword Clue
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DOWN

• 1. Tearful session initially covering romantic turn-off dismissals - Crossword Clue
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• 2. Run with perfect French runner - Crossword Clue
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• 3. Possibly Laurel and Hardy's original sharpness of mind - Crossword Clue
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• 4. Fruit gathered in fall (7) - Crossword Clue
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• 5. Support submission - no hesitation - Crossword Clue
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• 6. Style of French kiss received by lover excited star - Crossword Clue
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• 7. Daft son replacing acceptable temperature in lesson on hairdressing - Crossword Clue
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• 8. Defies orders - first task oddly disregarded - Crossword Clue
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• 14. It can boost briefly lit campfires discovered raging - Crossword Clue
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• 15. Assistant stressing - missing a couple of duplicate letters - Crossword Clue
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• 17. Trained gun to agree a time at the centre - Crossword Clue
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• 18. It's easy to rotate, with tuning not right - Crossword Clue
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• 19. Had another shot, bringing up one's abandoned post - Crossword Clue
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• 20. House is filthy after day on vacation - Crossword Clue
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• 23. Seasoning without special glaze - Crossword Clue
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• 24. African celebration reportedly excellent - Crossword Clue
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