Metro Cryptic Crossword Clues Wednesday, 17 July 2024
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Across
| Number | Clues | Answers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Deceives the children (4) | KIDS |
| 8 | A profit one made from a key player (10) | PIANOFORTE |
| 9 | One who has serious anxiety in arranging a nice tour (8) | NEUROTIC |
| 10 | Confectionery in which teeth are embedded (4) | GUMS |
| 12 | Fireman (6) | STOKER |
| 14 | Governess of the French queen returning (6) | DUENNA |
| 15 | Aims the weapon and brings the building to the ground (6) | LEVELS |
| 17 | It’s used for shooting without ammunition (6) | CAMERA |
| 18 | Boss to concentrate on the books endlessly (4) | STUD |
| 19 | In the turn a stage performer may be seen (8) | THESPIAN |
| 21 | Encourage completely in a light-hearted way (10) | CHEERFULLY |
| 22 | Feeling discomfort in ears or eyes (4) | SORE |
Down
| Number | Clues | Answers |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | See 6 | INVESTMENTL |
| 3 | Box for part of the rigging (4) | SPAR |
| 4 | Right in pursuit of stout support (6) | RAFTER |
| 5 | Made to grow up quickly (6) | FORCED |
| 6 | The siege of Troy, for instance, producing protracted interest! (4-4,10) | INVESTMENTL |
| 7 | The canteen is a shambles (4) | MESS |
| 11 | Watch the book-worm – he knows what you’re thinking (4-6) | MINDREADER |
| 13 | Want to enter part of the castle flooded to this extent? (4-4) | KNEEDEEP |
| 16 | Start to go away when the tennis is postponed (3,3) | SETOFF |
| 17 | Half the crew with the fish baskets (6) | CREELS |
| 18 | Head of the church in fixed group of worshippers (4) | SECT |
| 20 | The French country settles an account (4) | PAYS |