Metro Cryptic Crossword October 20 2026 Answers
The complete list of answers to the Metro Cryptic Crossword published on October 20 2026.
- 28
- Total Clues
- 14
- Total Across
- 14
- Total Down
Clues Across (14 total)
(1)
Church official drops last letter by the roadside
The answer is: verge
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(4)
Like writer's tree
The answer is: aspen
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(10)
Texan battle during gala morning
The answer is: alamo
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(11)
Greek character steering limo round cold area of London
The answer is: pimlico
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(12)
I daren't organise commercial swap (5-2)
The answer is: tradein
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(13)
Studies marsh grasses, we hear
The answer is: reads
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(14)
Five in dance make merry
The answer is: revel
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(16)
Nothing is about in outer limits of Kilmarnock but a booth
The answer is: kiosk
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(21)
Pairs wandering round city
The answer is: paris
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(23)
Current connected with turf conditions
The answer is: ongoing
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(25)
One northern girl in US state
The answer is: indiana
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(26)
Lucky break catching flatfish
The answer is: fluke
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(27)
Capital city's Kyoto? That's wrong
The answer is: tokyo
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(28)
Lead to the foreign tree
The answer is: leash
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Clues Down (14 total)
(2)
Flow out from mean tea, stirred
The answer is: emanate
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(3)
White mongrel reversing round outdoor statue
The answer is: gnome
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(5)
Old Japanese fighter creating odd setback in Asia somehow
The answer is: samurai
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(6)
Man with a girl
The answer is: erica
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(7)
Poor quality Scots potato, we hear
The answer is: tatty
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(8)
Last rites written on wood or bone
The answer is: spine
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(9)
Sob at wild crow
The answer is: boast
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(15)
Yes, cats moved for bliss
The answer is: ecstasy
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(17)
Blunders, putting lip in drinks (4-3)
The answer is: slipups
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(18)
Shoot indefinite number out of season
The answer is: sprig
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(19)
Carol mixed reddish-pink colour
The answer is: coral
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(20)
Greet foreign wading bird
The answer is: egret
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(22)
Contact one in road accident
The answer is: radio
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(24)
Boss almost makes silly mistake
The answer is: gaffe
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