The Telegraph – TOUGHIE CROSSWORD NO: 3,191 – Dec 28 2023 Clues and Answers
| Clues | Answers |
|---|---|
| Ancient monument single female visits gets vandalised | STONEHENGE |
| Artist, one amongst last to catch Ava Gardner’s debut | CARAVAGGIO |
| Asian couple in conversation | THAI |
| Be sparing with fabric that attracts grandparent essentially | SCRIMP |
| Bookish drunk, discontented revolutionary concealing age | LITERARY |
| Bronze presented to man for defeat | TANKING |
| Corrupt female embroiling for instance African politicians in official’s criminality | MALFEASANCE |
| Country clearing mum after arrest is overturned | BANGLADESH |
| Desert rat near me occasionally, revolting creature | MANATEE |
| Doctor needs to keep half-cut wife upright | ENDWISE |
| Drug stops camel mostly developing germs | BACTERIA |
| Entrepreneur, one involved with boxing people? | UNDERTAKER |
| Eyesore local community removed from Yorkshire town | SCAR |
| Film company diligent American leaves | STUDIO |
| Clues | Answers |
|---|---|
| Films those engaged in egg production | LAYERS |
| Fit lift | APPROPRIATE |
| Fruit of round variety beginning to smell | ORANGES |
| Immersed in stuff I’d raced around capital | CARDIFF |
| Individual bringing forward time to feed vegetable plant | PETUNIA |
| Language student inspired by sign he translated | ENGLISH |
| Mistake by writer entering party politics | TYPO |
| Note tense singer touring Italy is comparatively grumpy | TETCHIER |
| Number, all except leader, in uniform | EVEN |
| Picked up homeless aristocrat without hesitation | STRAIGHTOFF |
| Subtlety in any pub dancer repeatedly being naked? | NUANCE |
| Tyrant a court condemned over case of assault | AUTOCRAT |
| Unusually quiet, almost timid person | MILQUETOAST |
| Well-off daughter has European currency order rejected | MONEYED |