Metro Cryptic Crossword June 23 2026 Answers
The complete list of answers to the Metro Cryptic Crossword published on June 23 2026.
- 24
- Total Clues
- 14
- Total Across
- 10
- Total Down
Clues Across (14 total)
(1)
Other wives left in turn
The answer is: swivel
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Fame has shaken up tree
The answer is: repute
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Underground cemetery for feline with a tool for hair
The answer is: catacomb
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(9)
Catch section that is returned
The answer is: trap
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(10)
Old address in courthouse
The answer is: thou
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(11)
Fire-raiser roasts in disaster
The answer is: arsonist
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(12)
Spoke formally about rota arranged by newspaper chief
The answer is: orated
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Teases relatives after time
The answer is: taunts
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Flog pear concoction in the vault
The answer is: leapfrog
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(18)
River island is very soft, even
The answer is: eyot
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Tiny case used in private tuition
The answer is: etui
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(20)
Urgent record?
The answer is: pressing
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(21)
Cornered and grabbed broken leg
The answer is: angled
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(22)
Amid glib feud, centres of environment
The answer is: milieu
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Clues Down (10 total)
(2)
Beware heat perhaps, number tanned by the elements (7-6)
The answer is: weatherbeaten
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(3)
Against one going over a channel bridge
The answer is: viaduct
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US writer's upset, taken in by fat cat
The answer is: leopard
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Puzzle of engineers going by public transport
The answer is: rebus
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(6)
Apply to distribute input
The answer is: putin
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Tolerating Sun being out here between flights
The answer is: transitlounge
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(13)
Wrestlers follow gang
The answer is: tagteam
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(14)
Tool is lent out by head of unit
The answer is: utensil
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(16)
Record noise from bottle
The answer is: phial
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Quick to get caught in trap, I declare
The answer is: rapid
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