Daily solution for the Metro Cryptic Crossword Clues Sunday, 17 August 2025. The Metro Cryptic Crosswords can get hard sometimes, with our help you will be able to finish even those tricky definitions.
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| Number | Clues | Answers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Confectionery almost dripping, but hardens outside (6) | SWEETS |
| 5 | Boy returning medal that’s been set alight (6) | FLAMBE |
| 8 | Pail kicked, moon shattered, that’s some horse! (8) | PALOMINO |
| 9 | Confused impression caused by Louvre, oddly (4) | BLUR |
| 10 | Therefore plant doesn’t need a container (4) | THUS |
| 11 | One who arranges transfers between banks (8) | FERRYMAN |
| 12 | Spin or agitatedly stir (6) | PRISON |
| 13 | Listen, it’s not shallow here – that you can rely on! (6) | DEPEND |
| 15 | Bad day cadet leaves for a drink in here (3,5) | TEACADDY |
| 18 | Amount paid for seafood (non) starter (4) | QUID |
| 19 | Rough attempt at a lunge (4) | STAB |
| 20 | Book only half every year (8) | ANNUALLY |
| 21 | Reveal one French screen (6) | UNMASK |
| 22 | Catch confident rapscallion inside (6) | ENTRAP |
Down
| Number | Clues | Answers |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Might a new theatre be battered by the elements? (7-6) | WEATHERBEATEN |
| 3 | Get so upset about one’s self-centred people (7) | EGOISTS |
| 4 | Reinforce rigid bearings (7) | STIFFEN |
| 5 | Ingredient for making bread – a bloomer, say (5) | FLOUR |
| 6 | French priest to open your monastery (5) | ABBEY |
| 7 | Shrub could be valuable, in I go! (13) | BOUGAINVILLEA |
| 13 | Respected senior woman’s fulfilled inner longing (7) | DOYENNE |
| 14 | Devout fashion designer full of zest (7) | PIQUANT |
| 16 | Snake and horse painter (5) | COBRA |
| 17 | Took liquid from ditch opening – filthy! (5) | DRANK |
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