Metro Cryptic Crossword June 6 2026 Answers
The complete list of answers to the Metro Cryptic Crossword published on June 6 2026.
- 24
- Total Clues
- 10
- Total Across
- 14
- Total Down
Clues Across (10 total)
(1)
Admirable warhorse, pity it's injured
The answer is: praiseworthy
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Ring French city put aside
The answer is: onice
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One plot to oust pack of cyclists
The answer is: peloton
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(10)
However dye runs, rifle is easy to operate (4-8)
The answer is: userfriendly
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(12)
Point to that woman's father, a mountain guide
The answer is: sherpa
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Exist as a prisoner, a guiding light
The answer is: beacon
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Mystic old howler, try amendment (5-7)
The answer is: otherworldly
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Top bowler
The answer is: spinner
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(22)
Excellent fish
The answer is: brill
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(23)
The issue of adoption?
The answer is: stepchildren
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Clues Down (14 total)
(1)
Push softly with stick
The answer is: prod
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(2)
A paper under consideration
The answer is: atissue
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(3)
Goodness me! A ruthless streak contained
The answer is: smear
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Wires crossed about initial payment to cleaners
The answer is: wipers
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Royal Engineers said to go free
The answer is: relieve
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Despised strange death
The answer is: hated
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Loosening workings of tiny gun
The answer is: untying
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(11)
Take on English partner
The answer is: espouse
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(13)
Usual cut vegetable
The answer is: parsnip
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(15)
Dog runs to underground worker
The answer is: collier
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(16)
Quarter of Scottish river, we hear
The answer is: fourth
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(18)
Lift up one in the crowd
The answer is: hoist
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Defamation of the Spanish after liberation
The answer is: libel
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Family group able to accommodate apprentice
The answer is: clan
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