Metro Cryptic Crossword October 4 2026 Answers
The complete list of answers to the Metro Cryptic Crossword published on October 4 2026.
- 24
- Total Clues
- 14
- Total Across
- 10
- Total Down
Clues Across (14 total)
(1)
Fight clubs replacing bishop with livestock
The answer is: cattle
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(5)
Budgetary chief is calling internally
The answer is: fiscal
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New trend – it's loud and harsh
The answer is: strident
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(9)
Lots of water left for marine mammal
The answer is: seal
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(10)
Reserve paperback
The answer is: book
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(11)
OK, so nothing left?
The answer is: allright
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(12)
Best to penalise on street
The answer is: finest
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(13)
Unacceptable to harbour one idea
The answer is: notion
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(15)
Do aim cab around country
The answer is: cambodia
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(18)
Eager for great female singer to return
The answer is: avid
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(19)
Almost original trees
The answer is: firs
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(20)
A treat I'm preparing - Italian biscuits
The answer is: amaretti
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(21)
Point in wedding is togetherness
The answer is: unison
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(22)
Cagney vandalised employment bureau
The answer is: agency
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Clues Down (10 total)
(2)
Strict writer in tiara again
The answer is: authoritarian
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(3)
Extremities of keel held in second little leak
The answer is: trickle
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(4)
Get lean in order to be graceful
The answer is: elegant
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(5)
A flat spin is lethal
The answer is: fatal
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(6)
Regularly issues Thai fish dish
The answer is: sushi
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(7)
A thin Corsican travelling out of time
The answer is: anachronistic
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(13)
Returning once more with artist to river
The answer is: niagara
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(14)
Swing component put up ahead of rest, we hear
The answer is: trapeze
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(16)
Bachelor and little sister form foundation
The answer is: basis
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(17)
Empty drive to tip down
The answer is: drain
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