Metro Cryptic Crossword June 27 2026 Answers
The complete list of answers to the Metro Cryptic Crossword published on June 27 2026.
- 24
- Total Clues
- 10
- Total Across
- 14
- Total Down
Clues Across (10 total)
(1)
Madcap behaviour to ruin sound without cape
The answer is: recklessness
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(8)
Chop in curry, only the outside is difficult to eat
The answer is: chewy
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Colonist who pays his debts
The answer is: settler
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(10)
Footwear for West London chemist?
The answer is: chelseaboots
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(12)
Guidance from commercial sin
The answer is: advice
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(14)
Grow angry returning qualifications - not great
The answer is: seered
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Queen with occupation on Tube route?
The answer is: victorialine
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(21)
Food stores in cars, we hear
The answer is: larders
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(22)
Hoarse sound coming from a rock, strangely
The answer is: croak
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(23)
Confounded economists catch politician with it
The answer is: composmentis
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Clues Down (14 total)
(1)
Instrument of torture to split having lost head
The answer is: rack
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(2)
Dramatist heard to mark as dealt with
The answer is: chekhov
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(3)
Dependable sort of alloy
The answer is: loyal
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(4)
Relative in the NHS
The answer is: sister
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(5)
Somebody important turned up on board
The answer is: notable
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(6)
Big round refusal voiced internally
The answer is: salvo
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(7)
Party leader has to stay and officiate
The answer is: preside
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Innocently hold a live broadcast in New York
The answer is: naively
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(13)
Narrow the gap but get defeated in competition (5-2)
The answer is: closeup
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(15)
Clearly sound touring arrangement
The answer is: ringout
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(16)
Avoids young women
The answer is: misses
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(18)
Many a ship’s load
The answer is: cargo
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(19)
Cruel misappropriation of money
The answer is: lucre
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(20)
Piste runners kiss unexpectedly
The answer is: skis
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