Metro Cryptic Crossword March 14 2026 Answers
The complete list of answers to the Metro Cryptic Crossword published on March 14 2026.
- 24
- Total Clues
- 10
- Total Across
- 14
- Total Down
Clues Across (10 total)
(1)
Corporation got Rome clean again
The answer is: conglomerate
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Change boy having lost head
The answer is: alter
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(9)
Make numb then start driving to cul-de-sac
The answer is: deadend
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(10)
Cosmopolitan is so pathetic when upset
The answer is: sophisticate
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Scientist on holiday in rubbish location?
The answer is: boffin
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Choke regulates itself
The answer is: stifle
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Dear sir, L (6-6)
The answer is: letteropener
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(21)
Splitting drink next to boxing arena
The answer is: tearing
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(22)
Dyke builder begins losing heart, perhaps?
The answer is: offal
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Beyond the solar system, doctors still aren't without hesitation
The answer is: interstellar
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Clues Down (14 total)
(1)
Family group left locked in jail
The answer is: clan
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(2)
Heads for vegetarian option
The answer is: nutloaf
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(3)
Wood left by spanner?
The answer is: larch
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(4)
Some blamed us, apparently for mythical creature
The answer is: medusa
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(5)
Practical person is later taken out
The answer is: realist
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(6)
Greek character takes the word of thanks
The answer is: theta
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(7)
Stuck to eccentric redhead
The answer is: adhered
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Knack of having two in divided Italy
The answer is: ability
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(13)
Some hitches I met in returned list
The answer is: itemise
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(15)
Father played flute when agitated
The answer is: fretful
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(16)
Avoids tricks
The answer is: dodges
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(18)
School coach
The answer is: train
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(19)
Run away to marry in novel opening
The answer is: elope
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(20)
Smudge most of the blue and red to start with
The answer is: blur
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