Metro Cryptic Crossword Clues Saturday, 20 September 2025

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Across

Number Clues Answers
1 Side to side support in addition to river (4,3,5) BACKANDFORTH
8 Curio jar contains alcoholic drink (5) RIOJA
9 New style’s about love for hearty contraction (7) SYSTOLE
10 Drink has very cold colour (6,6) BITTERORANGE
12 African city where animal has ingested argon (6) HARARE
14 Carped about military police officer (6) REDCAP
17 Small flyer has vegetable with milk (7,5) CABBAGEWHITE
21 Learned that no head of country turns tide (7) ERUDITE
22 Feeling left of the ear (5) AURAL
23 Lessen stress over inability to stay still (12) RESTLESSNESS

Down

Number Clues Answers
1 Tiresome person’s drill (4) BORE
2 Bishop’s staff is cosier around river (7) CROSIER
3 Fit woman having physical training (5) ADAPT
4 Forsake sweet course, reportedly (6) DESERT
5 See old boy dish up food (7) OBSERVE
6 Spike finds God with vision, ultimately (5) THORN
7 About to settle noise with sales slip (7) RECEIPT
11 Yellow and white meat (7) CHICKEN
13 Down-to-earth sort is later converted (7) REALIST
15 Set little bed by lake (7) COTERIE
16 Always look up to when in religious lesson (6) REVERE
18 Dry European barbarian (5) BRUTE
19 Lots, in piles (5) HEAPS
20 Charity hymns with no footnote (4) ALMS