Below you will find all the answers for the Metro Cryptic Crossword Clues Thursday, 23 November 2023.
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Across
| Number | Clues | Answers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Set moves afoot for a rise, perhaps (4,5) | TAKESTEPS |
| 8 | Unoriginal animal (3) | APE |
| 9 | Not the first students to be not the best (6,5) | SECONDCLASS |
| 11 | Discourages mad comeback for writers (7) | DAMPENS |
| 12 | Snooped and saw spider beheaded and mangled (5) | PRIED |
| 13 | Spoil whisky (6) | SCOTCH |
| 15 | Such language is not a setback for half the guests (6) | TONGUE |
| 17 | A step taken in paperhanging, perhaps (5) | PASTE |
| 18 | Edward finds debts boring (7) | TEDIOUS |
| 20 | In spite of that, notes Helen's upset (11) | NONETHELESS |
| 22 | The stupid one in 9 (3) | ASS |
| 23 | Turn stale in consequence (9) | RESULTANT |
Down
| Number | Clues | Answers |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Card men take as a threat (3) | ACE |
| 3 | The meaning of the chosen sentence (5) | SENSE |
| 4 | About ninety, sees badly - it's just too much! (6) | EXCESS |
| 5 | Top treatment is phoney, poor - not right! (7) | SHAMPOO |
| 6 | The chairman's last word in selecting actors? (7,4) | CASTINGVOTE |
| 7 | What he wears when he has a speech to deliver? (9) | HEADDRESS |
| 10 | Practical house at Westminster seen round (6,5) | COMMONSENSE |
| 11 | Paper said to vanish (9) | DISAPPEAR |
| 14 | 100 have lost weight as a result of washing? (7) | CLEANER |
| 16 | Standing in protest at usual cover-up (6) | STATUS |
| 19 | Live and prosper giving up nothing (5) | DWELL |
| 21 | He is thus never ever lacking (3) | SON |
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