Metro Cryptic Crossword April 9 2026 Answers
The complete list of answers to the Metro Cryptic Crossword published on April 9 2026.
- 24
- Total Clues
- 10
- Total Across
- 14
- Total Down
Clues Across (10 total)
(1)
Our pirate changes into appropriate riding kit
The answer is: repairoutfit
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(8)
With tip of shinbone missing, last character stuck in Balearic island
The answer is: ibiza
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(9)
First of the month for each berry
The answer is: juniper
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(10)
Bird to dance at Irish party, say
The answer is: capercaillie
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(12)
Emperor races off round front of amphitheatre
The answer is: caesar
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Weak complaint returned by the French
The answer is: feeble
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(17)
One's in the kitchen, no longer supporter of farm vehicle?
The answer is: extractorfan
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(21)
Noble order is a feature
The answer is: earlobe
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(22)
Cause embarrassment at a party
The answer is: abash
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(23)
Note adder's tooth removed on the way out?
The answer is: atdeathsdoor
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Clues Down (14 total)
(1)
Spoil sport at home
The answer is: ruin
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(2)
Secret serviceman
The answer is: private
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(3)
Mental picture I'm getting before time
The answer is: image
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(4)
Aim to lodge a protest
The answer is: object
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(5)
Wavy lines in note made to stretch
The answer is: tensile
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(6)
Drive little devil to join the Spanish
The answer is: impel
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(7)
Not unhappy with coloured whiskey bottled (3-4)
The answer is: dryeyed
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(11)
Member of conspiracy when poor Hermes catches cold
The answer is: schemer
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(13)
A laboratory turns up single sea creature
The answer is: abalone
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Cry of approval about commercial show of courage
The answer is: bravado
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(16)
Good person placing a bet first, optimally
The answer is: atbest
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(18)
Pace around a set of cards
The answer is: tarot
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(19)
Studies marsh grasses, we hear
The answer is: reads
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(20)
Some authoritarian deity
The answer is: thor
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