Metro Cryptic Crossword October 8 2026 Answers
The complete list of answers to the Metro Cryptic Crossword published on October 8 2026.
- 24
- Total Clues
- 12
- Total Across
- 12
- Total Down
Clues Across (12 total)
(5)
Ice tea far out in staff restaurant
The answer is: cafeteria
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Noisy little insect about to trap one bounder
The answer is: cicada
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Why a clock's useless – return what's supplied
The answer is: laidon
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(10)
Six find a way
The answer is: via
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Possibly get a gold finish on cake
The answer is: gateau
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Mother has good food for bird
The answer is: magpie
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Yearning for a prominent feature – good!
The answer is: aching
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(18)
Author, one with a flower
The answer is: dahlia
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(20)
You hear animal
The answer is: ewe
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Some of the wives trying to find a place to dress
The answer is: vestry
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(22)
Quarter of Scottish river, we hear
The answer is: fourth
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(23)
Cuts material taxes
The answer is: lacerates
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Clues Down (12 total)
(1)
Illusive appearance to accept with plug in
The answer is: facade
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(2)
Does Joan vouch for regular feeling of having been here before?
The answer is: dejavu
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(3)
Flower container hit, causing commotion
The answer is: bedlam
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Penchant for Long Island leader
The answer is: liking
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Banker's car in fine shape
The answer is: financier
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(7)
Craftily eat it after All Saints' Day for trial period
The answer is: novitiate
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(12)
Grass bristle in middle of lawns
The answer is: awn
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Commander once more not at home
The answer is: aga
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Ahead of boy, new unopened office container (2-4)
The answer is: intray
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Listened to guy spring at intervals
The answer is: geyser
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Loss of the French? Fate uncertain
The answer is: defeat
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Accommodated in dilapidated shed, you blow your top
The answer is: housed
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