Metro Crossword Answers September 20 2017

Clue	Solution
Solemn promise	OATH
Complacent	SMUG
Personal protection (4-7)	SELFDEFENCE
Dull pain	ACHE
Tallies, … up	ADDS
Offhandedly	IDLY
Repel, … off	FEND
Baronet’s title	SIR
Talk indiscreetly	GAB
Place	LAY
Earmark	TAG
Exclamation, … whiz!	GEE
Hyphen	DASH
Quantity (of scones)	BATCH
Prude	PRIG
Big-scale movie	EPIC
1000 grams	KILO
Worldwide hostel group (1,1,1,1)	YMCA
Prejudiced person	BIGOT
Printed greeting	CARD
Strange	ODD
Definite article	THE
Compete (with)	VIE
Decompose	ROT
Curved bone	RIB
Cloth scraps	RAGS
Salty white cheese	FETA
Muscle twitches	TICS
Single thing	ITEM
Pottery	EARTHENWARE
Pronunciation defect	LISP
Swirl	EDDY
Ellipse shapes	OVALS
Casual tops (1-6)	TSHIRTS
Pay attention to	HEED
Unreliable	IFFY
Newspapers & broadcasting	MEDIA
Cattle meat	BEEF
Read (bar code)	SCAN
One who interferes	MEDDLER
Too sentimental	GUSHY
Ship’s diary	LOG
Money put by, nest …	EGG
Ice river	GLACIER
Withdraw (4,3)	BACKOUT
In front	AHEAD
Dawn of an era	EPOCH
Moistureless	DRY
Baby’s apron	BIB
Strike	HIT
Gallivant (about)	GAD
Compels by force	COERCES
Charged with bubbles	AERATED
Excavate	DIG
Tether	TIE
Crucial	VITAL
Command	ORDER
Uneven	BUMPY
Without delay (1,1,1,1)	ASAP
Solidifies	SETS
Duck or goose	FOWL
Make weary	TIRE