Metro Crossword January 18 2023 Answers:
| Cruise or Hanks 3 letters | TOM |
| Colorful parrot 5 letters | MACAW |
| Be __ as it mayÉ 4 letters | THAT |
| Partial amount 4 letters | SOME |
| Unaccompanied 5 letters | ALONE |
| Bum 4 letters | HOBO |
| __ at; insinuate 4 letters | HINT |
| Defamatory; disparaging 10 letters | SLANDEROUS |
| The Book of __; film for Denzel 3 letters | ELI |
| Swimming spots 5 letters | POOLS |
| Divisions; fissures 5 letters | RIFTS |
| Fake 5 letters | PHONY |
| DeSantis or Whitmer: abbr. 3 letters | GOV |
| Responses to corny jokes 6 letters | GROANS |
| Not at all boastful 6 letters | MODEST |
| Bonkers 5 letters | NUTTY |
| Investigate 5 letters | PROBE |
| Below __; substandard 3 letters | PAR |
| King Kong’s kin 4 letters | APES |
| Isle of __; resort near Naples 5 letters | CAPRI |
| Greek letter 4 letters | BETA |
| Bill denomination 3 letters | TEN |
| Snail’s trail 5 letters | SLIME |
| Friendlier 5 letters | NICER |
| Engraver 6 letters | ETCHER |
| All grown up 6 letters | MATURE |
| Buffoon 3 letters | OAF |
| Clothing tag 5 letters | LABEL |
| Thin leather strip 5 letters | STRAP |
| Punches 5 letters | SLUGS |
| Curved band 3 letters | ARC |
| Introducing 10 letters | PRESENTING |
| Pierce 4 letters | STAB |
| Family tree member 4 letters | AUNT |
| Fundraising game 5 letters | BINGO |
| Cribbage pieces 4 letters | PEGS |
| NBA team 4 letters | NETS |
| Toothpaste brand 5 letters | CREST |
| Pack animal 3 letters | ASS |
| Hard work 4 letters | TOIL |
| All-powerful 10 letters | OMNIPOTENT |
| Gathered together 3 letters | MET |
| Bricklayers 6 letters | MASONS |
| Metal mixture 5 letters | ALLOY |
| Snowman’s eye 4 letters | COAL |
| Curry & Landers 4 letters | ANNS |
| Gave up the single life 3 letters | WED |
| Flourish 6 letters | THRIVE |
| Dobbin’s foot 4 letters | HOOF |
| Share a border with 4 letters | ABUT |
| Fling 4 letters | TOSS |
| Murder __ Wrote 3 letters | SHE |
| Chip away at 5 letters | ERODE |
| Petting zoo animal 4 letters | PONY |
| Bowlers & miters 4 letters | HATS |
| Asian desert 4 letters | GOBI |
| Small fly 4 letters | GNAT |
| Mumbai money 5 letters | RUPEE |
| The __ the merrier 4 letters | MORE |
| Makes a risky investment 10 letters | SPECULATES |
| __ tots; crispy side dish 5 letters | TATER |
| Couple of kings e.g. 4 letters | PAIR |
| Record speed letters 3 letters | RPM |
| Steak lover’s preference 4 letters | RARE |
| Treble __ 4 letters | CLEF |
| Nibble or gnaw 4 letters | BITE |
| Square or circle 5 letters | SHAPE |
| Arrests 4 letters | NABS |
| Seashores 6 letters | COASTS |
| Disgusting larva 6 letters | MAGGOT |
| Chest organs 5 letters | LUNGS |
| Reach from end to end 4 letters | SPAN |
| __ Grit; John Wayne film 4 letters | WAHR |
| Monthly expense 4 letters | RENT |
| Begin to wake up 4 letters | STIR |
| Out of __; misbehaving 4 letters | LINE |
| Car wash supplies 4 letters | RAGS |
| S.W.A.T. network 3 letters | CBS |
| TV’s Dateline __ 3 letters | NBC |
| Bath with seats 3 letters | SPA |
