Metro Cryptic Crossword March 27 2026 Answers
The complete list of answers to the Metro Cryptic Crossword published on March 27 2026.
- 24
- Total Clues
- 14
- Total Across
- 10
- Total Down
Clues Across (14 total)
(1)
Delay armed robbery
The answer is: holdup
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Tense time ahead
The answer is: future
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Vie! Reach! Perhaps become the winner
The answer is: achiever
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(9)
Pain starting, I'll need a tablet
The answer is: pill
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(10)
It's used to heat damaged flue
The answer is: fuel
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(11)
Sword that cuts both ways (3-5)
The answer is: twoedged
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(12)
From pollen, tilled an edible seed
The answer is: lentil
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(13)
Ornament to bring up on the radio
The answer is: brooch
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Dreadful gaffes to uncover behind the scenes (3-5)
The answer is: offstage
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(18)
Paper measure in preamble
The answer is: ream
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(19)
Not a single religious woman, we hear
The answer is: none
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(20)
Hint that you're very close?
The answer is: intimate
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(21)
Unusually astute carving
The answer is: statue
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(22)
Way to prepare tomatoes of various kinds
The answer is: sundry
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Clues Down (10 total)
(2)
Cold, refund made during month's weather pattern
The answer is: occludedfront
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(3)
Small quantity came from lid Bert dislodged
The answer is: driblet
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(4)
Decisive note to celebrity returned
The answer is: pivotal
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(5)
Turn after said warning on course and give up
The answer is: forgo
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(6)
Model copied and recorded
The answer is: taped
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(7)
Wave on ship, fairground attraction
The answer is: rollercoaster
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(13)
Concerning interior swimming pools and intakes of air
The answer is: breaths
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(14)
Nero and Sam drunk – they row
The answer is: oarsmen
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Nervous, we attempt to hide perspiration
The answer is: sweat
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Quick to have a drink around four
The answer is: alive
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