The Telegraph – TOUGHIE CROSSWORD NO: 3,173 – Nov 28, 2023, Answers
The Telegraph – TOUGHIE CROSSWORD NO: 3,173 – Nov 28 2023
| Clues | Answers |
|---|---|
| A lighter brandy drunk at breakfast time? | BRIGHTANDEARLY |
| Acquire blues record | GETDOWN |
| Artist daubed only in crimson and scarlet? | REYNOLDS |
| Australian held up by a bloke, huge woman | AMAZON |
| Better put on boring headgear | FLATCAP |
| Block of cells where darling joins groom | HONEYCOMB |
| Case of niece that was close relative | NEPHEW |
| Certainly not retreating, hit out | ONSTRIKE |
| Deal with composer in audition | HANDLE |
| Difficult question for bad egg, say? | STINKER |
| Effect of current broadcast pitied, report initially withheld | TIDERIP |
| Ego consumed, on reflection, by trifles: enough! | ONESELF |
| Fault reversed, throws away scraps | GUBBINS |
| Feeling irritated, heading off in minute | ITCHY |
| Clues | Answers |
|---|---|
| Formal accessory, hat ultimately nabbed by pop icon | BOWTIE |
| In label on back for all to see: this food is sweet | NOUGAT |
| Kea flying east into area — similar bird? | PARAKEET |
| Leader of investigation probing sign outside rented accommodation — something to go on? | TOILET |
| Look, it can fly! | GANDER |
| Love embraced by dunderhead or eejit | ADORE |
| Mind-blowing where UFOs come from? | OUTOFTHISWORLD |
| One’s avian pastime | HOBBY |
| Part of plane, perhaps part of jumbo | TRUNK |
| Person transporting load around small enclosure saw employer? | CARPENTER |
| Product finally entering plant, put away | STOW |
| Sculpture beyond repair? | BUST |
| Shown, old Scot in action | DEPICTED |
| Start with group of has-beens? | OUTSET |