Metro Cryptic Crossword April 3 2026 Answers
The complete list of answers to the Metro Cryptic Crossword published on April 3 2026.
- 24
- Total Clues
- 10
- Total Across
- 14
- Total Down
Clues Across (10 total)
(1)
Desk worker is inspector with tie removed
The answer is: receptionist
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(8)
Stares through goggles without Governor-General
The answer is: ogles
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(9)
Not before forecast of verbal style
The answer is: diction
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(10)
Gentleman worried hospital department with knotty problem
The answer is: entanglement
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(12)
Bird in peaceful maritime environment
The answer is: fulmar
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(14)
On December 25th, cob rim is mashed!
The answer is: crimbo
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Copying bride performing boring activity
The answer is: bodypiercing
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(21)
Reversion to type of a French face in cash dispenser
The answer is: atavism
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(22)
Mechanical man kept in Polperro bothy
The answer is: robot
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(23)
Plan striding around where planes come down
The answer is: landingstrip
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Clues Down (14 total)
(1)
Noisy course to source
The answer is: root
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(2)
An officer in the central part, we hear
The answer is: colonel
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(3)
History on a product of Italy
The answer is: pasta
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(4)
One doing away with colour
The answer is: indigo
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Can rule out this type of bomb
The answer is: nuclear
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(6)
Polish dish in every part
The answer is: shine
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(7)
Jack leaves interchange for ointment
The answer is: unction
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(11)
Weird no longer being a police officer?
The answer is: offbeat
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(13)
Put on a couple of pages, then told a story
The answer is: applied
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(15)
Tiny block of chocolate in hotel room fridge
The answer is: minibar
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(16)
One may, questionably, seek old farmer
The answer is: yeoman
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(18)
Play with tot at front of aircraft
The answer is: drama
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Noisy heart of military unit
The answer is: corps
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(20)
End up with lots of money!
The answer is: stop
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