Metro Cryptic Crossword September 3 2026 Answers
The complete list of answers to the Metro Cryptic Crossword published on September 3 2026.
- 28
- Total Clues
- 14
- Total Across
- 14
- Total Down
Clues Across (14 total)
(1)
Fit for drinking by Italian river board
The answer is: potable
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Harsh grade of wine the Spanish added
The answer is: cruel
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Could be start of number with trio perhaps?
The answer is: intro
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Get together with race official
The answer is: marshal
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Unfortunately, Melissa is lacking purpose
The answer is: aimless
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Road vehicle left with alternative – rails
The answer is: lorry
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(12)
Amateur openly holds continent
The answer is: europe
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Outdated Alf due to be replaced
The answer is: feudal
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Wedding venue you've reportedly to change
The answer is: altar
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Surround half of diplomats with press
The answer is: environ
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(22)
Flat cap-sporting feline enters here
The answer is: catflap
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(23)
Become stuck at gatekeeper's house
The answer is: lodge
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Clothes-horse from Ireland, say
The answer is: airer
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Ran out with former partner, pride abandoned
The answer is: expired
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Clues Down (14 total)
(1)
Secret serviceman
The answer is: private
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(2)
Carry male to see sacred object
The answer is: totem
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(3)
Flow slowly into pub, rising for drinking session (5-2)
The answer is: boozeup
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(4)
Taken me shopping, partly as trap
The answer is: enmesh
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(5)
Seasonal song girl
The answer is: carol
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Guided by that woman but worn out
The answer is: ushered
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Dough on a stick?
The answer is: lolly
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This turns up and down
The answer is: rotator
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New novel in old record to wrap
The answer is: envelop
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Confusion seen in top oil producer
The answer is: linseed
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On the way back some help me to a place of worship
The answer is: temple
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(18)
African port and cognac cravings kept hidden
The answer is: accra
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It has the measure of the king
The answer is: ruler
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One saddled with a supplementary clause
The answer is: rider
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