Metro Cryptic Crossword June 28 2026 Answers
The complete list of answers to the Metro Cryptic Crossword published on June 28 2026.
- 24
- Total Clues
- 14
- Total Across
- 10
- Total Down
Clues Across (14 total)
(1)
Damned awful request
The answer is: demand
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Hear about promotion of capital city
The answer is: riyadh
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Hitch-hiker's sign of approval?
The answer is: thumbsup
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Hint about bishop, a solid figure
The answer is: cube
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Come up against an objection
The answer is: abut
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I leave religious service to get military weapons
The answer is: ordnance
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(12)
Kept out of Dorset?
The answer is: stored
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Element barium fed to horse
The answer is: cobalt
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Restrain by force about two thousand in trade
The answer is: commerce
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Person mocking sound of river
The answer is: tees
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Friskily included gamble
The answer is: risk
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Sicken from senna, use a teaspoon
The answer is: nauseate
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Tale about leader of militants, full of angry outbursts
The answer is: stormy
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Guard seen initially by doorway
The answer is: sentry
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Clues Down (10 total)
(2)
Show it's another attention-seeker
The answer is: exhibitionist
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Oddly tear round Mrs French with current gauge
The answer is: ammeter
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Argument from dance hall into road
The answer is: discord
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Swift attack to capture Portuguese leader
The answer is: rapid
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Alternate your cocoa plant
The answer is: yucca
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His aim is to see that people settle
The answer is: debtcollector
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That woman surrounded by young animals – little angels!
The answer is: cherubs
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(14)
Resentful northern wading bird
The answer is: bittern
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Tradename right for inventor
The answer is: maker
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(17)
Gangling youth leader telephoned before
The answer is: rangy
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