Metro Cryptic Crossword Clues Wednesday, 5 November 2025

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Across

Number Clues Answers
1 Hymns in addition to charity donations (6) PSALMS
5 Lift out Hershey wrappers – grubby! (6) FILTHY
8 Palace dog (8) BLENHEIM
9 Pale daughter given Sooty’s stick (4) WAND
10 During bedlam a priest appears (4) LAMA
11 Drab yarn spun in part of farm (8) BARNYARD
12 Face snake etc, shaking (6) ASPECT
13 In the team and entitled to score (6) ONSIDE
15 Heat-resistant container frames here? (8) CRUCIBLE
18 Always chop top off (4) EVER
19 No longer in detention centre (4) ONCE
20 In a previous era or age, say? (5,3) YEARSAGO
21 Two letters spoken, yet so long! (3,3) SEEYOU
22 Distance from Ghent, travelling beyond lake (6) LENGTH

Down

Number Clues Answers
2 Can refuse lass developing confidence (4-9) SELFASSURANCE
3 Descent by rope over a period (7) LINEAGE
4 Her best formula for effervescent powder (7) SHERBET
5 Bone of bird in extremes of fear (5) FEMUR
6 Humble bird in lively confines (5) LOWLY
7 Many loudly queue for amount of coal, once (13) HUNDREDWEIGHT
13 Finished everything in protective gear (7) OVERALL
14 Crushes underfoot a relative by marriage (7) STEPSON
16 Chop in curry, only the outside is difficult to eat (5) CHEWY
17 Second person to follow graduate to swamp (5) BAYOU