Metro Cryptic Crossword June 16 2026 Answers
The complete list of answers to the Metro Cryptic Crossword published on June 16 2026.
- 24
- Total Clues
- 10
- Total Across
- 14
- Total Down
Clues Across (10 total)
(1)
Promises have been broken due to too much stress
The answer is: overemphasis
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Raise old boy onto front of truck
The answer is: exalt
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(9)
Single yurt in a mess
The answer is: unitary
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(10)
Accused ran up to rubbish China
The answer is: cupandsaucer
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(12)
Go green to upset your leader
The answer is: energy
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Goes over again about female rabbits
The answer is: redoes
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The ardent hen cooked on the spot
The answer is: thereandthen
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(21)
One embraces man to be married performing
The answer is: onstage
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(22)
A male beast to collect
The answer is: amass
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(23)
Distributed and gave out as beneficial
The answer is: advantageous
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Clues Down (14 total)
(1)
Sign 'Ladies only'?
The answer is: omen
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(2)
First woman to harbour a prompt refugee
The answer is: evacuee
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(3)
Person with a little acting work wants more
The answer is: extra
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(4)
Beats making money
The answer is: pounds
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(5)
Disturb stone, that animal is inside
The answer is: agitate
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(6)
It's balance regularly required for Jacob's father
The answer is: isaac
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Tree sounding like island
The answer is: cypress
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Attach round rickety boat as fuel source (4-3)
The answer is: peatbog
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Caribbean country could be a danger
The answer is: grenada
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Duck with unusual orange herb
The answer is: oregano
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(16)
Put money into fashionable underwear
The answer is: invest
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(18)
Alleviated and stopped, though not at first
The answer is: eased
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(19)
In part wangled nasal sound
The answer is: twang
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(20)
House surgeon holds applications
The answer is: uses
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