Metro Cryptic Crossword May 17 2026 Answers
The complete list of answers to the Metro Cryptic Crossword published on May 17 2026.
- 24
- Total Clues
- 14
- Total Across
- 10
- Total Down
Clues Across (14 total)
(1)
Sherpa’s foreign expression
The answer is: phrase
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A paramour endlessly taking large number into secluded place
The answer is: alcove
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Drink going overhead at bedtime?
The answer is: nightcap
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(9)
No longer in concert
The answer is: once
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(10)
Some fantastic vino
The answer is: asti
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Strange patterns in part of church
The answer is: transept
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(12)
Instruments, loud instruments
The answer is: flutes
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Loves to virtually relax after a party
The answer is: adores
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A cat to go very fast with weapon
The answer is: atombomb
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(18)
Hide the fruit peel
The answer is: skin
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(19)
Regime making one expire before time
The answer is: diet
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(20)
Frozen diamonds beside English port
The answer is: icedover
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(21)
Urges European to smash gongs
The answer is: eggson
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(22)
Have dinner in attempt to find agreement
The answer is: treaty
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Clues Down (10 total)
(2)
Quibbling given largish pint – it spilt (4-9)
The answer is: hairsplitting
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Non-believer attending robbery
The answer is: atheist
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(4)
Stirs up former views, we hear
The answer is: excites
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(5)
Mountain had shortened for Greek character
The answer is: alpha
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A sign of the times?
The answer is: cross
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Decrepit vines restored by US politician (4-9)
The answer is: vicepresident
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(13)
All-round doctor, one in Etna explosion
The answer is: ambient
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(14)
Near the coast connected to prop
The answer is: onshore
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(16)
More than one chum finishes the game of chess
The answer is: mates
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(17)
Bulb working, one working
The answer is: onion
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