Metro Cryptic Crossword Clues Wednesday, 27 December 2023
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Across
| Number | Clues | Answers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Not embodied in unusually cheap memorial (8) | CENOTAPH |
| 5 | Handsome types have what conscientious inspectors take! (4,5) | LOOKSG |
| 9 | Catch sight of the top of the obelisk in little seaport (4) | SPOT |
| 10 | They do the scoring for string players (8) | SCRAPERS |
| 11 | Being roped in after breakdown (2,3) | ONTOW |
| 12 | Too old, so finished before time (4-3) | OVERAGE |
| 13 | Made a bad start, but allowed to remain in the job (4,2,3,4) | LEFTATTHEPOST |
| 18 | Run back until tar is spread (4,4) | TURNTAIL |
| 19 | A word of greeting for a kind of ship (4) | AHOY |
| 20 | In Israel a manservant must be back by four (3,4) | TELAVIV |
| 21 | See 5 | LOOKSG |
| 22 | A symbol put back in Long Island (4) | SIGN |
| 23 | To get away about the present time is a risky venture (8) | ESCAPADE |
Down
| Number | Clues | Answers |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | The cost is an indefinite amount of small change, we hear (7) | EXPENSE |
| 3 | Distant station offering open-air job (7) | OUTPOST |
| 4 | Fifty-two knaves? (4,2,7) | PACKOFTHIEVES |
| 6 | Planted in rings, a varied range of marjoram (7) | OREGANO |
| 7 | Disagree with the genealogy, we hear (7) | DISSENT |
| 8 | Make Megan change direction in horse-training (6) | MANEGE |
| 13 | Doesn’t tell the truth about a little drink – that’s an understatement (7) | LITOTES |
| 14 | One of two supporters at the front (7) | FORELEG |
| 15 | To perform I have to be on the move (6) | ACTIVE |
| 16 | Things are decidedly hazy in this first course! (3-4) | PEASOUP |
| 17 | Outraged by a current charge (7) | SHOCKED |