Metro Cryptic Crossword Clues Friday, 23 August 2024
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Across
| Number | Clues | Answers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Plight due to preserving liquor (6) | PICKLE |
| 4 | First George had scope to make opening move (6) | GAMBIT |
| 9 | A sale isn’t only designed so as to engender excitement (13) | SENSATIONALLY |
| 10 | Assert Edward turned away (7) | AVERTED |
| 11 | It’s grim at the back of the boat (5) | STERN |
| 12 | A noted climb (5) | SCALE |
| 14 | Robust novelist (5) | HARDY |
| 18 | Conveniently placed for being manually skilled (5) | HANDY |
| 19 | Set nine out in concentrated way (7) | INTENSE |
| 21 | It gets news into the paper (8,5) | PRINTINGPRESS |
| 22 | Having a persistent bark? (6) | DOGGED |
| 23 | Distorts two points about tranquillity (6) | WRESTS |
Down
| Number | Clues | Answers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | In the mail to pals, maybe (6) | POSTAL |
| 2 | Study getting down to being kind to inferiors (13) | CONDESCENDING |
| 3 | Most trivial odd tales (5) | LEAST |
| 5 | Is a name for loss of memory (7) | AMNESIA |
| 6 | They may go on tip-toe to provide dramatic entertainment (6,7) | BALLETDANCERS |
| 7 | Making an effort, though it’s irksome (6) | TRYING |
| 8 | Language of a rajah in divine service (5) | HINDI |
| 13 | Unpunctual about even baby’s outfit (7) | LAYETTE |
| 15 | Gave promising signs of being fashioned (6) | SHAPED |
| 16 | American soldier by worker is a very big fellow (5) | GIANT |
| 17 | Is vaguely aware we popularly have five of them (6) | SENSES |
| 20 | Drunkard showing hesitation on the summit (5) | TOPER |