Metro Crossword Answers October 15 2017

Clue	Solution
Catastrophe	CALAMITY
Most timid	SHYEST
Fine embroidery	NEEDLEPOINT
Sleeping place	BED
Male sheep	RAM
Sidestep	DODGE
Long-legged wading bird	HERON
Lasciviousness	LECHEROUSNESS
Failure to show up	NONATTENDANCE
Native New Zealander	MAORI
Moral standard	ETHIC
Solidify	SET
Earl Grey or jasmine	TEA
Gripping (story)	SUSPENSEFUL
Cleans with broom	SWEEPS
Runaways	ESCAPEES
Yellow song bird	CANARY
Recline	LIE
Tuneful	MELODIC
Lukewarm	TEPID
Pulls (up trousers)	HITCHES
Glowing coal fragment	EMBER
Neatness	TIDINESS
Bitingly chilly (3-4)	ICECOLD
La Scala city	MILAN
Lace holes	EYELETS
Large jugs	EWERS
Brings to life	ANIMATES
Stumbles (5,2)	TRIPSUP
Capital of Cyprus	NICOSIA
Record player needle	STYLUS
Give speech	ORATE
Backs of feet	HEELS
Cost	FEE