Metro Cryptic Crossword Clues Monday, 1 January 2024

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Across

Number	Clues	Answers
3	Put up stout opposition in exhibition bout (4,5)	SHOWFIGHT
8	Cross the entrance on return (4)	ROOD
9	Destroy a method of secession (9)	BREAKAWAY
10	He takes part in most events (6)	STEVEN
11	Having no inclination either way (5)	LEVEL
14	You need some cheek to make money (5)	BRASS
15	Amorous feeling means nothing in court (4)	LOVE
16	For invigorating medicine, you'll need a note (5)	TONIC
18	Tobacco found in neglected garden (4)	WEED
20	Just the place for fertility rites in the desert! (5)	OASIS
21	This put the first of the Georges in control (5)	REIGN
24	Basement in which salt is kept (6)	CELLAR
25	They've undertaken not to get involved in any matches (9)	CELIBATES
26	The French master becomes a priest (4)	LAMA
27	Racer to go quickly in front of the rest, maybe (9)	SPEEDSTER

Down

Number	Clues	Answers
1	Weapons traverse the front of the ship (9)	CROSSBOWS
2	Flower by the lake producing a fragrant distillation (4,5)	ROSEWATER
4	This kind of beam is hard, tough wood (4)	HORN
5	Mammal likely to be found in school (5)	WHALE
6	Is Cain's victim a girl? (6)	ISABEL
7	Father comes back after he makes a pile (4)	HEAP
9	An animal when involved in a wager (5)	BEAST
11	Fifty-nine, maybe, for this material (5)	LINEN
12	This kind of book isn't bound to be used (5-4)	LOOSELEAF
13	Suitable cover for a dormitory feast? (9)	BEDSPREAD
17	Company set up bird sanctuaries (5)	COTES
19	Foul pass among the hills (6)	DEFILE
22	Liquid container put in the window (5)	GLASS
23	Fibre making a border with soft finish (4)	HEMP
24	Give in some of the advanced exercises (4)	CEDE