Metro Cryptic Crossword April 25 2026 Answers
The complete list of answers to the Metro Cryptic Crossword published on April 25 2026.
- 24
- Total Clues
- 10
- Total Across
- 14
- Total Down
Clues Across (10 total)
(1)
Trendy father at sumo wrestling is a huge beast
The answer is: hippopotamus
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Bits ordered around Swiss dish
The answer is: rosti
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(9)
Very different from a voice in the wilderness?
The answer is: afarcry
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(10)
Dance tip to confine writer
The answer is: ballpointpen
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(12)
Shakespearean king during October only
The answer is: oberon
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Itches to develop moral principles
The answer is: ethics
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Reckless CID may reveal outcome (5-3-4)
The answer is: devilmaycare
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(21)
Care needed following rough sea in London Docklands area
The answer is: eastend
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(22)
Evident through time
The answer is: overt
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(23)
Hair oil is excellent in East
The answer is: brilliantine
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Clues Down (14 total)
(1)
Injured rhino loses one bony growth
The answer is: horn
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(2)
Attendant keeps donkey in corridor
The answer is: passage
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(3)
Lie around behind gold window
The answer is: oriel
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(4)
Speaker finds young marsupial about to swallow rodent
The answer is: orator
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(5)
Facing Turkish dignitary in street
The answer is: against
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(6)
Take top off urn, scrappy, not even
The answer is: uncap
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Poured out many G and T's into tumbler?
The answer is: gymnast
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(11)
Asian dish and lots from north
The answer is: noodles
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Bore found in earth lacking top layer, but in good condition
The answer is: oilwell
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(15)
Is literary king turning up with one Middle Eastern person?
The answer is: israeli
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(16)
Irish police pull up on road
The answer is: gardai
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Shield? Caller hasn't got it
The answer is: visor
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With careful limits, individual top entertainer
The answer is: clown
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(20)
Problem for a spectator during breakfast yesterday
The answer is: stye
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