Metro Cryptic Crossword October 15 2026 Answers
The complete list of answers to the Metro Cryptic Crossword published on October 15 2026.
- 28
- Total Clues
- 14
- Total Across
- 14
- Total Down
Clues Across (14 total)
(1)
Bert, say, unfortunately breaks faith
The answer is: betrays
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(5)
Pot seen on the lawn?
The answer is: grass
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(8)
Thrive with Jacob's last machine
The answer is: bloom
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(9)
Material added when vacuous fool put on weight
The answer is: flounce
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(10)
Correspondence from landlords?
The answer is: letters
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(11)
Left ear's broken by intense beam
The answer is: laser
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(12)
Union to commiserate with one leaving dope
The answer is: numpty
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(14)
Relative in fix at Malaysia state
The answer is: penang
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(18)
Stylish sound of curtains being drawn
The answer is: swish
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(20)
Promising comedian – fellow's extremely unusual
The answer is: hopeful
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(22)
A competitor, we hear, is coming
The answer is: arrival
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(23)
Bizarre in Anjou treaty
The answer is: outre
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(24)
Devoured at public school, we hear
The answer is: eaten
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Test arranged by boy in cowboy hat
The answer is: stetson
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Clues Down (14 total)
(1)
Infant, Leo, I left in ancient city
The answer is: babylon
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(2)
Empty tanker released swimmer
The answer is: trout
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(3)
Branch to support part of chair
The answer is: armrest
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(4)
Organised feasts are least risky
The answer is: safest
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(5)
Hear of northern town spirit, not nice
The answer is: ghoul
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(6)
Name is confused by a lack of memory
The answer is: amnesia
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(7)
Box holding eastern weapon
The answer is: spear
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(13)
Ragtime adapted for Simenon's detective
The answer is: maigret
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(15)
Tread heavily in river, burst
The answer is: explode
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(16)
Ship gone adrift, all aboard!
The answer is: galleon
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(17)
Sea mammals in the country, we hear
The answer is: whales
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(18)
Turn taps with energy and create a flood
The answer is: spate
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(19)
Shelter with own name
The answer is: haven
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(21)
Garden parties and some buffet, especially
The answer is: fetes
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