Metro Cryptic Crossword March 21 2026 Answers

The complete list of answers to the Metro Cryptic Crossword published on March 21 2026.

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Total Across
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Clues Across (10 total)

(1)
Ruddy apricot swapped for cheese, maybe
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Heath plant in Exeter I catalogued
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Animal doctor near injured warhorse
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Girl's choice fruit
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Jettison a French boy? Nothing inside
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Star explodes in tension
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Blunder foolishly or clap when in jeopardy
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Cor! This extraordinary bird
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Batting, caught by retiring with a bright finish
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I admire tenet moving between two things
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Clues Down (14 total)

(1)
Animals beloved, it's said
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Opening letter to sign
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Spy's last point, raising agent
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Always look up to when in religious lesson
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Take away pamphlet after editor turned up
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Type of examination on carbon's colour
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Unusual name, one for a flower
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Excel with alternative in the open air
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Girl taking staple food is deadly sin
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Camera I adapted for the country
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Northern town with meat past its sell-by date?
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Frequently decimal?
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Pried into academic returning without points
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Rigged publicity with money, grasp fame at last
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