Telegraph Toughie AnswersFriday, 29th August 2025 There are 15 across clues and 15 down clues for the Telegraph Toughie crossword on Friday, 29th August 2025. View the answers below.. Also try..All Telegraph Toughie Answers All PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Accidents interrupting raucous, lacking in focus, emotional compositionRHAPSODYAAcross 9: Aberrant variable dietary problem seen in nautili periodicallyATYPICALAAcross 10: Bush not ready for broadcastSLOEAAcross 11: Prehistoric earthwork’s timescale worked out with DNAMAIDEN CASTLEAAcross 13: Vague US smear from the Right quashed by common senseNEBULOUSAAcross 15: Tidy canteen yet to start shiftsNEATENAAcross 16: Check new loan limitsSNUBAAcross 17: Husband delayed in toilet, a jinx on boardJONAHAAcross 18: Game’s slight, lacking in weightI-SPYAAcross 20: Setter returned carrying £25 Hoover, for oneEPONYMAAcross 21: Appearing suddenly, chap tails retreating engineersEMERGENTAAcross 23: Ready to proceed, helper checks about closure of borders prior to leaveALL SYSTEMS GOAAcross 26: Perhaps deal to seek the support of DemocratWOODAAcross 27: Complaint – French let Starmer back inside Number Ten?IMPETIGOAAcross 28: Blow away safe containing truncated crystalSURPRISEDDown 2: Lower neoliths for refurbishmentHOLSTEINDDown 3: Ombudsmen rip off government schemePREMIUM BONDSDDown 4: Shakespearean character, alternatively ChineseORSINODDown 5: Unknown Gael essentially captures large mythical beastYALEDDown 6: Cynthia, unexpectedly hot occupant of bed?HYACINTHDDown 7: Authentic part of LiechtensteinECHTDDown 8: Island tree Asian's ready to tip overALDERNEYDDown 12: Operating container of whisky supply under stern of HMS EnduranceSTAYING POWERDDown 14: Past offence – case of cybercrimeSINCEDDown 16: Air pilot regularly following short track’s outlineSCENARIODDown 17: Desert ambush requires craftJUMP SHIPDDown 19: Floats quietly, in contact with intermittently picked up sensorPONTOONSDDown 22: European flower festivalEASTERDDown 24: Record old lines before scene’s opening cuts awayLOPSDDown 25: Circus attraction causing pain is withdrawnEROS