Metro Cryptic Crossword October 21 2026 Answers
The complete list of answers to the Metro Cryptic Crossword published on October 21 2026.
- 27
- Total Clues
- 13
- Total Across
- 14
- Total Down
Clues Across (13 total)
(6)
A thump to cause embarrassment
The answer is: abash
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Singer on track for fruit
The answer is: cherry
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Rude four in a vehicle beginning exodus
The answer is: abusive
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I carp about island
The answer is: capri
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(11)
Be in charge, we're told, of strap
The answer is: rein
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Beast of burden is one here, St Francis another
The answer is: assisi
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Shame about English reverence
The answer is: piety
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System is partly symmetrical
The answer is: metric
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(17)
First cut branch for wooden shoe
The answer is: clog
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Superior part of a shoe?
The answer is: upper
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(22)
Make cuts but fill to cover lapse
The answer is: serrate
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(23)
Girl holding doctor's shrub
The answer is: mimosa
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Point on stiletto – simple invention
The answer is: wheel
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Clues Down (14 total)
(1)
One barely existing
The answer is: naturist
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During March, aired the seat
The answer is: chair
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(3)
A drop of cognac he's having for recurrent pains
The answer is: aches
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(4)
Drink being homely, hotpot its purpose?
The answer is: teacosy
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(5)
Fall into sink without ring
The answer is: drop
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Crazy umpire in a Scottish hat that's rare and pricey
The answer is: atapremium
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Quartet separating sound by instrument from sea chamber
The answer is: divingbell
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(12)
Brief movement cuts short brief moment
The answer is: tic
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(13)
One dispensing money from flatmate (inits)
The answer is: atm
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The Italian fled, at odds, and was doomed (3-5)
The answer is: illfated
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(15)
Clown appearing at seaside attraction – rubbish!
The answer is: pierrot
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Mali's converted to Muslim religion
The answer is: islam
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Cheshire town workers overheard
The answer is: crewe
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(21)
Suffering of one in vessel
The answer is: pain
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