Metro Cryptic Crossword October 9 2026 Answers
The complete list of answers to the Metro Cryptic Crossword published on October 9 2026.
- 26
- Total Clues
- 13
- Total Across
- 13
- Total Down
Clues Across (13 total)
(1)
Animal is holding a large ornamental plant
The answer is: oxalis
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One sliding on ice is fish, right?
The answer is: skater
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Catch – a number thrown back
The answer is: net
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(9)
Monarch put ten in pot, then dined
The answer is: potentate
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(11)
When a Mexican grabs celebrity
The answer is: name
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(12)
Explosive film, one with varied depth, is back
The answer is: dynamite
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(15)
Maybe rusty about year in Rome being oppresive
The answer is: tyrannous
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(18)
Sister to keep scoffing here in Warwickshire
The answer is: nuneaton
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(19)
In October I chanced on Morecambe
The answer is: eric
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(21)
Aged teacher and famous painter
The answer is: oldmaster
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(23)
Sporting circle?
The answer is: nil
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(24)
Learnt to play the horn
The answer is: antler
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(25)
Global body to have break from public disorder
The answer is: unrest
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Clues Down (13 total)
(1)
In possession of wing, no problem
The answer is: owning
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(2)
Machinery introduced hasn't one robot
The answer is: automaton
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(3)
How 007 describes his career in observation game (1-3)
The answer is: ispy
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(5)
Australian jumper?
The answer is: kangaroo
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(6)
Drink through side, but not end
The answer is: tea
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(7)
Referee almost destroyed jacket
The answer is: reefer
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(10)
Undergoing selection procedures is annoying away from home
The answer is: tryingout
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(13)
Means of protection in case urn breaks
The answer is: insurance
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(14)
Primate to devour fruit outside
The answer is: greatape
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(16)
One turn by the Parisian in the republic
The answer is: angola
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(17)
Cat found in loo etc, round the bend
The answer is: ocelot
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(20)
Country in their annals
The answer is: iran
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(22)
Nitwit throws out student, that's the point
The answer is: dot
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