Metro Cryptic Crossword September 23 2026 Answers
The complete list of answers to the Metro Cryptic Crossword published on September 23 2026.
- 26
- Total Clues
- 13
- Total Across
- 13
- Total Down
Clues Across (13 total)
(1)
Writer in dim novel about to happen
The answer is: impend
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Madagascar, perhaps, I left surrounded by beach?
The answer is: island
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Long way off in Lindisfarne
The answer is: far
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(9)
Forces plan a detour round the front
The answer is: esplanade
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(11)
Smell inlet, knocking head off!
The answer is: reek
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(12)
Remedy for lovesickness?
The answer is: antidote
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Swell cleaner inserted extra money
The answer is: surcharge
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(18)
Tania included New Zealand with a country in Africa
The answer is: tanzania
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(19)
Dirty place at end of avenue is an eyesore
The answer is: stye
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(21)
File stuff away when superlatively soft
The answer is: fluffiest
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(23)
Tease young goat
The answer is: kid
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(24)
Stands in the drawing room?
The answer is: easels
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(25)
Add up at end of day in Cumbria, perhaps
The answer is: county
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Clues Down (13 total)
(1)
Snitch at school?
The answer is: inform
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(2)
With pep, snorer turning a head
The answer is: perperson
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(3)
Born and died in poverty
The answer is: need
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European vessel in catastrophic raids
The answer is: spaniard
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(6)
Commander once more not at home
The answer is: aga
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(7)
Reinforce river enclosure
The answer is: deepen
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Hit the mark with funny ending
The answer is: punchline
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Passed beyond, thanks to knowledge
The answer is: overtaken
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(14)
Dud flare exploded? That's terrible
The answer is: dreadful
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(16)
Choke regulates itself
The answer is: stifle
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(17)
Prime time for making dried grass, so it's said
The answer is: heyday
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(20)
Excessive love for director Preminger
The answer is: otto
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(22)
Pleasant times for power in America
The answer is: ups
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