Metro Cryptic Crossword April 16 2026 Answers
The complete list of answers to the Metro Cryptic Crossword published on April 16 2026.
- 24
- Total Clues
- 14
- Total Across
- 10
- Total Down
Clues Across (14 total)
(1)
It could be the beginning or be my undoing
The answer is: embryo
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Rascals pitch a tent in seconds
The answer is: scamps
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Outdated to be off catching fish
The answer is: obsolete
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(9)
Type of door catch
The answer is: trap
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(10)
Strip of street round US city
The answer is: slat
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(11)
Full tray emptied in totality
The answer is: entirety
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(12)
Poles regroup by southern hillsides
The answer is: slopes
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(13)
Risky rescue, making safe
The answer is: secure
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Hurdle to be a colt's downfall
The answer is: obstacle
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Ready to complain if there's no starter
The answer is: ripe
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(19)
Where to put fuel in army vehicle
The answer is: tank
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(20)
Getting better at sport
The answer is: rallying
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(21)
Reportedly ring a bird
The answer is: cygnet
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(22)
Home Office to rudely shun Asian island
The answer is: honshu
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Clues Down (10 total)
(2)
Travel books?
The answer is: mobilelibrary
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(3)
Apex of building poor, oft shabby
The answer is: rooftop
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(4)
Son seen disrupting harmony
The answer is: oneness
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(5)
We set about the pudding
The answer is: sweet
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(6)
Change church table, we hear
The answer is: alter
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(7)
Flowerpot's impact as cocktail
The answer is: planterspunch
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(13)
Nick has the endless furtiveness
The answer is: stealth
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(14)
Continue with unrestrained behaviour
The answer is: carryon
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(16)
Memento to Kenneth
The answer is: token
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(17)
Stone weight a farm vehicle brought round
The answer is: carat
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