Telegraph Cross Atlantic AnswersThursday, 16th October 2025 There are 40 across clues and 40 down clues for the Telegraph Cross Atlantic crossword on Thursday, 16th October 2025. View the answers below.. Also try..All Telegraph Cross Atlantic Answers All PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Closing mechanismsHASPSAAcross 6: Dragon that frolicked in the autumn mistPUFFAAcross 10: AristocratTOFFAAcross 14: Tomato ____, old side dish served with mayonnaiseASPICAAcross 15: Bushy hairstyleAFROAAcross 16: LeerOGLEAAcross 17: Adequately fulfilling a functionUTILEAAcross 18: Some dark and salty saucesSOYSAAcross 19: ____ hygienistORALAAcross 20: Doppelgangers, spitting imagesLIKENESSESAAcross 22: Phone messageTEXTAAcross 23: Gave upCEDEDAAcross 24: Possible allergic reaction resultRASHAAcross 26: Fitting measurementsSIZESAAcross 29: Stage nameALIASAAcross 33: BlockbustingEPICAAcross 37: Holland or Hollander, e.g.TOMAAcross 38: In ____, in coinSPECIEAAcross 39: ScrubWASHAAcross 39: ScrubWASH.AAcross 40: Gothic arch; I've go (anag.)OGIVEAAcross 42: With itSANEAAcross 43: Long longed-for cakeECLAIRAAcross 45: Back muscle, in shortLATAAcross 46: Clangers' food, as supplied by a dragonSOUPAAcross 47: Boat's behindSTERNAAcross 48: SavioursHEROSAAcross 50: "May ____ your phone, please?"IUSEAAcross 52: Dragon's breath?FLAMEAAcross 56: Woody's palBUZZAAcross 59: Disney's Sleeping Beauty dragonMALEFICENTAAcross 63: ____ 51, highly classified Nevada facilityAREAAAcross 64: Operatic highlight, oftenARIAAAcross 65: ____ Holder, Brummie singerNODDYAAcross 66: RaiseREARAAcross 67: CCCP, to the WestUSSRAAcross 68: Like the Parthenon, perhapsGREEKAAcross 69: Like a tyre in need of changing, sayBALDAAcross 70: AchievesGETSAAcross 71: Trap; type of drumSNAREDDown 1: CarryHAULDDown 2: Athletic ending for "gymn"ASTICDDown 3: My Little Pony dragonSPIKEDDown 4: In stacksPILEDDDown 5: ____ from a Marriage, 2021 HBO seriesSCENESDDown 6: "Dunno"PASSDDown 7: Drones or hubcaps, possibly?UFOSDDown 8: Air or deep-fat cookers, sayFRYERSDDown 9: Shallow hollow; sofas (anag.)FOSSADDown 10: How to Train Your Dragon dragonTOOTHLESSDDown 11: MonsterOGREDDown 12: ____ seeds, source of linseed oilFLAXDDown 13: SensedFELTDDown 21: Newspaper workerEDITORDDown 25: DrainSAPDDown 27: Julia Donaldson's accident-prone dragonZOGDDown 28: Footballer Heskey or novelist Zola, e.g.EMILEDDown 30: Airport code people (abbr.)ICAODDown 31: Northern Japanese language hidden in "sprain ulna"AINUDDown 32: PercolateSEEPDDown 33: Lambs' mumsEWESDDown 34: AgreementPACTDDown 35: Bora Bora or Borneo, e.g.ISLEDDown 36: Pokémon dragon, known in Japan as LizardonCHARIZARDDDown 38: Hit the roadSET OFFDDown 41: Footballing "innovation" from 2019VARDDown 41: Footballing "innovation" from 2019VAR.DDown 44: Shiba ____, Japanese dog breedINUDDown 48: Funeral carHEARSEDDown 49: Injured-arm supportsSLINGSDDown 51: The Hobbit's fire-drake dragonSMAUGDDown 53: Seedy breakfast for a squirrel?ACORNDDown 54: Mythological princess of ColchisMEDEADDown 55: ____ Dragon, Minecraft boss monsterENDERDDown 56: Gibe; feather part; fishBARBDDown 57: Excreted compoundUREADDown 58: PassionZEALDDown 60: LeanLISTDDown 61: Listening organsEARSDDown 62: Cheeky childTYKE