Metro Cryptic Crossword Clues Monday, 7 October 2024

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Number Clues Answers
6 Red castle rebuilt right in the middle (7) SCARLET
7 The previous deputy head of the monastery (5) PRIOR
9 Solemn accent (5) GRAVE
10 Leaves from arid areas (7) DESERTS
12 Viola can try to become a fortune-teller (11) CLAIRVOYANT
14 Being emotional, dispatched one to rewrite a lament (11) SENTIMENTAL
18 Upset parson with love for a singer (7) SOPRANO
19 Box a rodent in church (5) CRATE
21 The race is over early (5) RELAY
22 Be valued but harshly scolded (7) BERATED

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Number Clues Answers
1 Notch up twenty (5) SCORE
2 Crawl towards trees by lake (6) GROVEL
3 Sleeping place for the education graduate (3) BED
4 Avaricious journalist seen in colour (6) GREEDY
5 Happy with the substance (7) CONTENT
8 Passionate rewriting never seen in the Financial Times (7) FERVENT
11 Shooting stars? (7) FILMING
13 Indeed Thomas returned to be relegated (7) DEMOTED
15 A terrible dearth of cotton (6) THREAD
16 A general overseas (6) ABROAD
17 The cockney’s warmer creature (5) OTTER
20 Enclosure for a swan? (3) PEN