Metro Cryptic Crossword June 1 2026 Answers
The complete list of answers to the Metro Cryptic Crossword published on June 1 2026.
- 24
- Total Clues
- 14
- Total Across
- 10
- Total Down
Clues Across (14 total)
(1)
Hacked off end of gun to ruffle Drake
The answer is: narked
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Tim first to leave wedding of Japanese commander
The answer is: shogun
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I lunged wildly inserting end of scalpel, fighting
The answer is: duelling
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(9)
Imitate facsimile
The answer is: copy
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(10)
House attached to another in cruise missile
The answer is: semi
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(11)
Rip seeds apart – scatter over a wide area
The answer is: disperse
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(12)
Poor quality silver in lake
The answer is: meagre
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Road surface to achieve aim
The answer is: target
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I hope it transformed a country in Africa
The answer is: ethiopia
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Poetic time to loudly lament
The answer is: morn
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(19)
Some feel a member is weak
The answer is: lame
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(20)
Profit from hobby
The answer is: interest
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(21)
One sliding on ice is fish, right?
The answer is: skater
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(22)
Live with unusual desire
The answer is: reside
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Clues Down (10 total)
(2)
Cook mean rump steak at fairground
The answer is: amusementpark
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I will shortly be embraced by monarch – hilarious!
The answer is: killing
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Wild wild den to subside
The answer is: dwindle
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(5)
Audible magnitude of sounds of relief
The answer is: sighs
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(6)
Copper goes into one, with perfect timing
The answer is: oncue
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(7)
As certain milk is used in process to trap chemist
The answer is: unpasteurised
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(13)
Turncoat with characteristic gold
The answer is: traitor
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(14)
Comments about the stains
The answer is: remarks
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Ham-fisted? It holds writer up
The answer is: inept
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(17)
Abbey inmate previously
The answer is: prior
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