Metro Cryptic Crossword April 8 2026 Answers
The complete list of answers to the Metro Cryptic Crossword published on April 8 2026.
- 24
- Total Clues
- 14
- Total Across
- 10
- Total Down
Clues Across (14 total)
(1)
Thank you: forty-day period for natural aptitude
The answer is: talent
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Stake put on swimmer to hand someone over to the enemy
The answer is: betray
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See April turning out garden trellis
The answer is: espalier
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(9)
M1 club
The answer is: mace
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(10)
Mammoth holds bullets
The answer is: ammo
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(11)
Dissertation on diplomatic agreements, say
The answer is: treatise
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(12)
Flowery US state seen shortly
The answer is: florid
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Comment regarding old German coin
The answer is: remark
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Hats for a pound one tries out
The answer is: trilbies
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(18)
Do the French distribute?
The answer is: dole
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(19)
Look, good person suffered defeat
The answer is: lost
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(20)
English quest to find outflow
The answer is: emission
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(21)
A trail on hill
The answer is: ascent
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(22)
Listened to guy spring at intervals
The answer is: geyser
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Clues Down (10 total)
(2)
Fool removed my bloomers at Bath venue!
The answer is: assemblyrooms
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(3)
Charm of another name belonging to us
The answer is: enamour
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(4)
Ted's twin almost becomes warped
The answer is: twisted
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(5)
Carried to loveless island
The answer is: borne
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(6)
Lure office worker on time
The answer is: tempt
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Seat from dilapidated Lancaster dwelling
The answer is: ancestralhome
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(13)
Others mixing gin taking a break
The answer is: resting
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Style of farm building suggests humbleness
The answer is: modesty
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(16)
Taken in flat, tea – or coffee?
The answer is: latte
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(17)
Clumsy spinet lacks head and gets mixed up
The answer is: inept
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