Telegraph Toughie AnswersThursday, 18th December 2025 There are 16 across clues and 16 down clues for the Telegraph Toughie crossword on Thursday, 18th December 2025. View the answers below.. Also try..All Telegraph Toughie Answers All PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Work out endlessly in front of Fitness FirstFATHOMAAcross 5: Soldiers stopping male deserter about to get weaponMORTARAAcross 10: International focus of Harrison FordCAPRIAAcross 11: Headgear from Utah a man apparently brought backPANAMA HATAAcross 12: Reported cheek of Yorkshireman obtaining clothing accessoryTIE CLIPAAcross 13: Relish shown by Liberal wearing rosetteFLAVOURAAcross 14: Engineer astonished, scratching head seeing those prioritising pleasureHEDONISTSAAcross 17: The people out of carelessness losing voteLAITYAAcross 18: Think hotel customer must come to different conclusionGUESSAAcross 19: Rugby player, he invested in corrupt idiotBLOCKHEADAAcross 21: Organic compound, one that almost fouled lakeETHANOLAAcross 23: Little money in bar snacksPEANUTSAAcross 25: Probably son will back tennis event over timeDOUBTLESSAAcross 26: Nation of India following heartless customHAITIAAcross 27: Price when loaded is bound to be discounted regularlyODDS-ONAAcross 28: Note plugging old books needed for degreeEXTENTDDown 2: Royal Gala perhaps marked at intervals "Out of Bounds"APPLEDDown 3: Hospital tubes carrying gas, a trichologist examines them?HAIRLINESDDown 4: Wipe the floor with politician hosting ball at universityMOP UPDDown 5: Obvious love for future programme that's announcedMANIFESTODDown 6: Gosh, naked adult dance!RUMBADDown 7: Olympian using pot I heard when runningAPHRODITEDDown 8: Teacher's maybe in contact occasionally during schoolSCOTCHDDown 9: Strong interest overwhelming kingSTURDYDDown 15: Greek character feeds initially Dalmatian and German dogDEERHOUNDDDown 16: Brigadier's last to visit terribly unstable army officerSUBALTERNDDown 17: Instantly show partiality to a wee dram?LIKE A SHOTDDown 18: Shy deer gobbling up hedges having voracious appetiteGREEDYDDown 20: Condense princess's unfinished workDISTILDDown 22: Comments of Rolling StoneNOTESDDown 23: In conversation walked in something stickyPASTEDDown 24: Joining college cricket sideUNION