Metro Cryptic Crossword April 14 2026 Answers
The complete list of answers to the Metro Cryptic Crossword published on April 14 2026.
- 24
- Total Clues
- 14
- Total Across
- 10
- Total Down
Clues Across (14 total)
(1)
One may criticise roofer
The answer is: slater
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Ahead getting free ride is an improvement
The answer is: uplift
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Distortion isn't from thick make-up
The answer is: warpaint
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(9)
Colliery ambience seen every second
The answer is: mine
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(10)
Part of the picture <i>Ben-Hur</i>, for example
The answer is: epic
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(11)
Animals look at target
The answer is: bullseye
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(12)
Stay hidden on air bed, say
The answer is: lielow
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Trapped by routine, I run at excitement
The answer is: inarut
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Chap tucked into fruit – food lover
The answer is: gourmand
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(18)
Lady's garment – a mistake!
The answer is: slip
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(19)
Constable's medium soil preparation
The answer is: oils
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(20)
Looter having the cheek to return drink
The answer is: pillager
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(21)
Urges European to smash gongs
The answer is: eggson
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(22)
Extremely clever soprano's part
The answer is: everso
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Clues Down (10 total)
(2)
Venom in chief painter's complaint
The answer is: leadpoisoning
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(3)
Just what you would expect from excavated clay pit
The answer is: typical
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(4)
Artist in part of London sometimes seen after a shower
The answer is: rainbow
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(5)
Up to the moment peacekeepers fired back
The answer is: until
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Fruit offered with smile, bananas
The answer is: limes
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(7)
Suspicious goings-on in work of clowns?
The answer is: funnybusiness
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(13)
Give way to urges, eluding disaster
The answer is: indulge
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(14)
Satisfy a desire to cook sausage
The answer is: assuage
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(16)
Periods of inactivity bars?
The answer is: rests
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(17)
Poplar tree in a small enclosure
The answer is: aspen
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