Metro Cryptic Crossword September 5 2026 Answers
The complete list of answers to the Metro Cryptic Crossword published on September 5 2026.
- 24
- Total Clues
- 10
- Total Across
- 14
- Total Down
Clues Across (10 total)
(1)
America's code deciphered as cold drink (3-5,4)
The answer is: icecreamsoda
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(8)
Joint below ground
The answer is: elbow
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(9)
Jockeys surrounding a group of attackers
The answer is: raiders
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(10)
Go into Mantua again with ibex
The answer is: mountaingoat
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(12)
Woman I love is returning from North Sea workplace
The answer is: oilrig
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(14)
Carped about military police officer
The answer is: redcap
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(17)
Lip-read, fun is to translate unconscious error
The answer is: freudianslip
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(21)
Revolutionary section of plant, it's said
The answer is: radical
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(22)
Not set to take flight to US city
The answer is: runny
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(23)
Print copier's reproduced medical note
The answer is: prescription
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Clues Down (14 total)
(1)
Cockney conceals fateful March date
The answer is: ides
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(2)
Involve in argument or run-in over mobile
The answer is: embroil
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(3)
Dispute over a northern tree
The answer is: rowan
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(4)
Antenna for <i>The Tempest</i> sprite, it's said
The answer is: aerial
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(5)
Branch of knowledge transforming scenic Spain
The answer is: science
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(6)
As a result of song for two, opera begins
The answer is: dueto
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(7)
Form of an atom that's kept stoop crooked
The answer is: isotope
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(11)
Agree many are playing well
The answer is: conform
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(13)
Installs pipes first at home
The answer is: inducts
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(15)
A feature about it turning into wine
The answer is: chianti
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(16)
Bingo official on the phone?
The answer is: caller
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(18)
Deer scatter around one sea duck
The answer is: eider
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(19)
Shyer, not even to increase topping
The answer is: syrup
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(20)
That man in speech offering song
The answer is: hymn
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