Metro Cryptic Crossword May 31 2026 Answers
The complete list of answers to the Metro Cryptic Crossword published on May 31 2026.
- 24
- Total Clues
- 14
- Total Across
- 10
- Total Down
Clues Across (14 total)
(1)
Cod used again in river
The answer is: pseudo
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Reportedly rough passage
The answer is: course
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Fragment of wood, split about north with hesitation
The answer is: splinter
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(9)
Flaming lost in Tarka's home
The answer is: holt
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Region in Australia, really
The answer is: area
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(11)
Change of tone? Try a lawyer
The answer is: attorney
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(12)
Zone held by enemy rebels; it will provoke reactions
The answer is: enzyme
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Return of vague aura in the sky (3-3)
The answer is: midair
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Worthless nonsense unknown
The answer is: rubbishy
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A wise person will get in his agent
The answer is: sage
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(19)
Plant stalk featured in finest embroidery
The answer is: stem
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Grey tome mishandled branch of mathematics
The answer is: geometry
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(21)
Dreads awful snakes
The answer is: adders
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Stretch old figure onto bed, finally
The answer is: extend
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Clues Down (10 total)
(2)
Before making tune, and a top cop no longer required
The answer is: superannuated
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Single yurt in a mess
The answer is: unitary
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Silver buried in bizarre scandal
The answer is: outrage
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(5)
Weight of said vegetable
The answer is: carat
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(6)
More ritzy, no place for attendant
The answer is: usher
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(7)
Refuse to operate this implement
The answer is: solderingiron
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(13)
Might go over European column
The answer is: maypole
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Sweet sulphur found in Kalahari, perhaps
The answer is: dessert
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Binary organising machine beats Enigma for starters?
The answer is: bombe
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(17)
Audible magnitude of sounds of relief
The answer is: sighs
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