Metro Cryptic Crossword Clues Wednesday, January 4, 2023
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Across
| Number | Clues | Answers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | A great many likely to get knocked down (4) | LOTS |
| 3 | Doesn’t bother to check the summary in a postscript (8) | PRESUMES |
| 9 | It’s sweet when clues go wrong! (7) | GLUCOSE |
| 10 | Set off to make entreaties at home (5) | BEGIN |
| 11 | “It’s a Knockout” when people do! (4,3,5) | TAKETHECOUNT |
| 13 | Kick for the one who takes a shot (6) | RECOIL |
| 15 | Some of the best RAF exponents attack from the air (6) | STRAFE |
| 17 | Contacting a spell of illness, but not being confined to bed (7,5) | GETTINGABOUT |
| 20 | Show to make a critical appraisal oft, we hear (5) | REVUE |
| 21 | Assembles and picks up information (7) | GATHERS |
| 22 | French capitalist (8) | PARISIAN |
| 23 | Don’t fail to get by (4) | PASS |
Down
| Number | Clues | Answers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The vessels will upset the girls (8) | LIGHTERS |
| 2 | The torso is an elephantine peculiarity (5) | TRUNK |
| 4 | Jacket required for one who furls the sail (6) | REEFER |
| 5 | Not the main business agreements for underwater vessels! (12) | SUBCONTRACTS |
| 6 | Famous battle colour (7) | MAGENTA |
| 7 | A term taken from theorems in Euclid (4) | SINE |
| 8 | The job is given to a teacher, a woman of letters (12) | POSTMISTRESS |
| 12 | They take care of the mouthpieces (8) | DENTISTS |
| 14 | Showing skill holding a meat axe (7) | CLEAVER |
| 16 | Problem will put the game in disarray (6) | ENIGMA |
| 18 | In which the score is associated with dramatic events (5) | OPERA |
| 19 | Don’t drop the bag (4) | GRIP |