Daily solution for the Metro Cryptic Crossword Clues Thursday, 18 September 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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Across
| Number | Clues | Answers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Girl puts together three articles (6) | ANTHEA |
| 5 | River going round a u-bend (6) | DANUBE |
| 8 | Produce no metric communication device (8) | INTERCOM |
| 9 | Proper word? (4) | NOUN |
| 10 | Joseph kept back coin in South America (4) | PESO |
| 11 | Haul away, sometimes held by regular (8) | HABITUAL |
| 12 | It’s entertaining, sending Len back to ship’s chimney (6) | FUNNEL |
| 13 | Eager to go right, scattering grain (6) | RARING |
| 15 | Plucky but find aura unsettling (8) | UNAFRAID |
| 18 | Not a complete case of French cheese (4) | BRIE |
| 19 | Help with a flutter (4) | ABET |
| 20 | Explosive seen, but a lot live, incredibly (8) | VOLATILE |
| 21 | Swirling raven likes first of spring (6) | VERNAL |
| 22 | Gathering coal is weird (6) | SOCIAL |
Down
| Number | Clues | Answers |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Gifted runner not upset before, despite never receiving payback (3-10) | NONRETURNABLE |
| 3 | Did the weeding, now prepared for barn dance (7) | HOEDOWN |
| 4 | Boy put hydrogen in cold liquor (7) | ALCOHOL |
| 5 | Protest by bishop leads to discharge from the army (5) | DEMOB |
| 6 | Tonne scrambled for nine performers (5) | NONET |
| 7 | Shrub could be valuable, in I go! (13) | BOUGAINVILLEA |
| 13 | Free note with the French puzzles (7) | RIDDLES |
| 14 | Boor removed bloodsucker, say, it’s automatic (7) | ROBOTIC |
| 16 | Diversion to include sofa bed (5) | FUTON |
| 17 | Forger’s item found in Roman villa (5) | ANVIL |