Metro Cryptic Crossword September 8 2026 Answers
The complete list of answers to the Metro Cryptic Crossword published on September 8 2026.
- 28
- Total Clues
- 14
- Total Across
- 14
- Total Down
Clues Across (14 total)
(1)
Partially she backs queen
The answer is: sheba
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Staff making racket, working
The answer is: baton
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Had done poorly around the West
The answer is: owned
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Extraordinary price, about a pound a copy
The answer is: replica
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(12)
Laces it around stretchy material
The answer is: elastic
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(13)
A nut is in the lead
The answer is: ahead
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(14)
High point of island in Australian lake
The answer is: eyrie
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Carps about UK charity (inits)
The answer is: rspca
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(21)
Difficulty with Turner, almost a Cubist
The answer is: rubik
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(23)
Some gentlemen fielding in North London
The answer is: enfield
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(25)
Drunkard outside turning loud when no tickets are left
The answer is: soldout
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(26)
Polite about one loathsome non-starter
The answer is: civil
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(27)
Bishop takes part in dance for a nonconformist
The answer is: rebel
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Employers are those who take advantage
The answer is: users
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Clues Down (14 total)
(2)
Wanting food distributed around a country
The answer is: hungary
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(3)
Bet I'd damaged a bathroom feature
The answer is: bidet
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Shocks, admitting starter of escargot is tempting
The answer is: appeals
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Voile draped round fruit
The answer is: olive
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Some to welcome with dryer
The answer is: towel
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(8)
Dress for loud music
The answer is: frock
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Creature and pa in turmoil
The answer is: panda
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Annoying smoker I disturbed
The answer is: irksome
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(17)
Caught person departing by chopper
The answer is: cleaver
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Note boy getting worthless stuff
The answer is: dross
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(19)
Reportedly detects coins
The answer is: cents
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Lazily swapped ending and lost happy scene
The answer is: idyll
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Rubbish left in large receptacle, ultimately
The answer is: bilge
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What the photographer needs to do is concentrate
The answer is: focus
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