Metro Cryptic Crossword May 2 2026 Answers
The complete list of answers to the Metro Cryptic Crossword published on May 2 2026.
- 24
- Total Clues
- 10
- Total Across
- 14
- Total Down
Clues Across (10 total)
(1)
Adder captured by noon in late June
The answer is: midsummerday
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(8)
For starters, orchestra's conductor teaches eight this musical piece
The answer is: octet
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(9)
One in stable becoming like an animal
The answer is: bestial
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(10)
Guard and rope off drill site
The answer is: paradeground
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(12)
Compound made from hot sap
The answer is: potash
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(14)
Weed to cause annoyance
The answer is: nettle
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Furniture made from Belfast stone
The answer is: nestoftables
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(21)
Great actor, one appearing in musical
The answer is: olivier
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(22)
Nothing on grape plant is for sheep
The answer is: ovine
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(23)
Furniture item, one employed in Cardiff theatre?
The answer is: welshdresser
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Clues Down (14 total)
(1)
Short month on satellite
The answer is: moon
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(2)
Take away pamphlet after editor turned up
The answer is: detract
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(3)
Excessive returning some smart luxury
The answer is: ultra
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(4)
Male, old boy on bunk, is surrounded by a crowd
The answer is: mobbed
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(5)
About to dish out modesty
The answer is: reserve
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(6)
Farewell is something cast in gold
The answer is: adieu
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(7)
Black snake swallowing large organ
The answer is: bladder
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(11)
A view of duck on the wing
The answer is: opinion
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(13)
Yarns I found in shops
The answer is: stories
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(15)
Hippest sort of time signal
The answer is: thepips
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(16)
Looked at celebrity journalist
The answer is: stared
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(18)
Clip English bird
The answer is: snipe
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(19)
Shattered as a result of being bankrupt
The answer is: broke
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(20)
King with blue hair occasionally
The answer is: lear
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