Telegraph Toughie Answers

Thursday, 18th September 2025

There are 14 across clues and 14 down clues for the Telegraph Toughie crossword on Thursday, 18th September 2025. View the answers below..

The Answers

Number#	Clue	Answer
AAcross 7:	Labour's leader with brilliant tax cut
AAcross 8:	Lecherous desire, love before noon
AAcross 9:	Reportedly raise rent
AAcross 10:	An impediment to freedom of speech?
AAcross 11:	Check barrier on compound
AAcross 13:	Firm helping around bank's opening
AAcross 14:	Resolute detectives seen in action
AAcross 16:	Touching when snatching win before time
AAcross 19:	Head of ship getting fish?
AAcross 20:	Pierce middle of blockages blocking drain
AAcross 21:	Supporter with moan about new player
AAcross 22:	White china plate's finish
AAcross 23:	Humble of French chap embracing European
AAcross 24:	Ushering English Queen into do
DDown 1:	Defence of royal retainer in speech
DDown 2:	Fair start from Tories in charge
DDown 3:	Degenerate with everybody in bog
DDown 4:	Leave more bitter about sweetheart, upset
DDown 5:	To sleep, perchance to dream?
DDown 6:	Mislaying record including trespass
DDown 8:	Appealing with turn to bat
DDown 12:	Rich interfered pocketing filthy grand
DDown 15:	Resolve without proposal to keep single
DDown 17:	Fantastic being clothed in chaster lingerie
DDown 18:	Gripe pain eating rhubarb
DDown 19:	Nation's ally swamped by Japanese currency
DDown 20:	Classified as somewhat monotonous or tedious
DDown 22:	Peel and remove exterior, initially