Metro Cryptic Crossword Clues Thursday, 1 August 2024
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Across
| Number | Clues | Answers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Composer has new role for a single (8) | BACHELOR |
| 5 | Luke Richmond’s middle name (4) | ERIC |
| 9 | Rodents backing a celebrity (4) | STAR |
| 10 | Taught to give an English coin to the journalist (8) | EDUCATED |
| 11 | A nose for tobacco (5) | SNOUT |
| 12 | I managed the boy from the Middle East (7) | IRANIAN |
| 13 | Helped get Kate to come out and give up alcohol (4,3,6) | TAKETHEPLEDGE |
| 18 | Oil spilt in January column (8) | MONOLITH |
| 19 | Throw the skin (4) | PELT |
| 20 | Outran the student to captivate (7) | ENTHRAL |
| 21 | Villain’s stick (5) | CROOK |
| 22 | The right sign? (4) | TICK |
| 23 | 9 makes spilling teas a hazard (8) | ASTERISK |
Down
| Number | Clues | Answers |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Insect she picked up on an aerial (7) | ANTENNA |
| 3 | Said the woman’s outfit was covered in hair (7) | HIRSUTE |
| 4 | Will Dave’s toes be treated with traditional wisdom? (3,5,5) | OLDWIVESTALES |
| 6 | Courting again? (7) | RETRIED |
| 7 | Can cede loosely, or beat! (7) | CADENCE |
| 8 | Science has the right law about scribble (6) | SCRAWL |
| 13 | Storm when the secretary is French (7) | TEMPEST |
| 14 | Nice kit tangled when moving (7) | KINETIC |
| 15 | Sir let workmen out (6) | TILERS |
| 16 | First Euro-MP to make a mistake about love becomes ruler (7) | EMPEROR |
| 17 | Logs law about a place of execution (7) | GALLOWS |