Metro Cryptic Crossword April 20 2026 Answers
The complete list of answers to the Metro Cryptic Crossword published on April 20 2026.
- 24
- Total Clues
- 14
- Total Across
- 10
- Total Down
Clues Across (14 total)
(1)
Lives in centre of Cheddar, place in Somerset
The answer is: dwells
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Some abhor riding – it's unpleasant
The answer is: horrid
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The least expensive accommodation in the main
The answer is: steerage
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(9)
Element of authoritative town ban
The answer is: veto
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(10)
Slow down, doctor - end of trauma
The answer is: whoa
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(11)
Artist or dreadful renegades
The answer is: traitors
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(12)
Nervous near the brink?
The answer is: onedge
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(13)
Shout loudly, 'Leader of superpower elite!'
The answer is: scream
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(15)
Mysterious, mysterious coteries
The answer is: esoteric
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(18)
Use a gun, shortly, or go away!
The answer is: shoo
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(19)
Monster lodger met from time to time?
The answer is: ogre
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(20)
Instances of coming down at the top of the stairs?
The answer is: landings
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(21)
Heavy dog struggling to enter pig's home
The answer is: stodgy
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(22)
Insane sort of colour
The answer is: sienna
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Clues Down (10 total)
(2)
Looking back among deer on show
The answer is: withhindsight
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(3)
General hospital room sheltered from the wind
The answer is: leeward
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(4)
Right, get off to restrict surprise
The answer is: startle
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(5)
Animal's laugh suppresses longing
The answer is: hyena
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(6)
Fasten stand with top missing
The answer is: rivet
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Trainee, a learner with instrument for heart, eg
The answer is: internalorgan
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(13)
Supports, but not for long
The answer is: seconds
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(14)
Welcome break concerning malice
The answer is: respite
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(16)
Material model attached to wimp
The answer is: tweed
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(17)
Series of strokes but get better
The answer is: rally
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