Metro Cryptic Crossword March 2 2026 Answers
The complete list of answers to the Metro Cryptic Crossword published on March 2 2026.
- 24
- Total Clues
- 10
- Total Across
- 14
- Total Down
Clues Across (10 total)
(1)
New suit button is replacement
The answer is: substitution
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(8)
Now so terribly faint
The answer is: swoon
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(9)
Queen leaving sanctuary that is for dog
The answer is: sheltie
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(10)
Dips her sheep - used to make dinner!
The answer is: shepherdspie
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(12)
Text Steve can read in past tense for starters
The answer is: script
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(14)
Scalpel viciously entering in the hip area
The answer is: pelvic
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(17)
Shelter seven models, all the same
The answer is: nevertheless
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(21)
Records attempts by headless chook
The answer is: entries
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(22)
New book
The answer is: novel
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(23)
Ready to blast off – as happens under anarchy?
The answer is: allsystemsgo
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Clues Down (14 total)
(1)
Band in Kansas, here
The answer is: sash
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(2)
Monk to fuss round religious head
The answer is: brother
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(3)
Weight lifted at 100 mph (3-2)
The answer is: tonup
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(4)
Allow to return, gripping fool's fringe
The answer is: tassel
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Pedal altered, then adjusted
The answer is: treadle
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(6)
Not about to have short procedure when winning
The answer is: ontop
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Protection of French barrier
The answer is: defence
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(11)
Apart from a northern city with no land
The answer is: asunder
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(13)
Meat that's beginning to smell lies in London
The answer is: porkies
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(15)
Face to face with travel documents, one and three-quarters? (3-1-3)
The answer is: visavis
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(16)
Rewrite his set essay
The answer is: thesis
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(18)
What relative holds up is crucial
The answer is: vital
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(19)
Pierce fine material round end of curtain
The answer is: lance
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(20)
Singer takes part in musical tour
The answer is: alto
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