Metro Cryptic Crossword October 17 2026 Answers
The complete list of answers to the Metro Cryptic Crossword published on October 17 2026.
- 24
- Total Clues
- 10
- Total Across
- 14
- Total Down
Clues Across (10 total)
(1)
Relative of their barn owl is ousted (7-2-3)
The answer is: brotherinlaw
?
?
?
?
?
?
?
?
?
?
?
?
(8)
Drive away the Spanish salesman first
The answer is: repel
?
?
?
?
?
(9)
Shattered tureen I put together again
The answer is: reunite
?
?
?
?
?
?
?
(10)
Ties eventually removed by cook?
The answer is: apronstrings
?
?
?
?
?
?
?
?
?
?
?
?
(12)
Fish for trout cooked black inside
The answer is: turbot
?
?
?
?
?
?
(14)
Run out of special power – drink up!
The answer is: elapse
?
?
?
?
?
?
(17)
Visitor kept one diagram for good writer
The answer is: calligrapher
?
?
?
?
?
?
?
?
?
?
?
?
(21)
Social climber on high at the beginning
The answer is: upstart
?
?
?
?
?
?
?
(22)
I sort out threesomes
The answer is: trios
?
?
?
?
?
(23)
Railway buff educates clay worker
The answer is: trainspotter
?
?
?
?
?
?
?
?
?
?
?
?
Clues Down (14 total)
(1)
Lay to rest in Greater Manchester town
The answer is: bury
?
?
?
?
(2)
Propane exploded? In theory
The answer is: onpaper
?
?
?
?
?
?
?
(3)
Bad place offering initial salutation
The answer is: hello
?
?
?
?
?
(4)
Most unusual Sartre novel
The answer is: rarest
?
?
?
?
?
?
(5)
Gear in new Renault
The answer is: neutral
?
?
?
?
?
?
?
(6)
Arrange with odd ally in gang
The answer is: align
?
?
?
?
?
(7)
Had no food around end of June? Quite the opposite!
The answer is: feasted
?
?
?
?
?
?
?
(11)
Snobbish, like a poster? (5-2)
The answer is: stuckup
?
?
?
?
?
?
?
(13)
Love to set up French friend with Japanese art
The answer is: origami
?
?
?
?
?
?
?
(15)
Forecast public relations order
The answer is: predict
?
?
?
?
?
?
?
(16)
Composes legal actions in English? On the contrary
The answer is: writes
?
?
?
?
?
?
(18)
No-hoper changing roles
The answer is: loser
?
?
?
?
?
(19)
A top spinning round one in courtyard
The answer is: patio
?
?
?
?
?
(20)
One taking advantage of carouser? Not half!
The answer is: user
?
?
?
?