Metro Quick Crossword September 5 2026 Answers
The complete list of answers to the Metro Quick Crossword published on September 5 2026.
- 22
- Total Clues
- 10
- Total Across
- 12
- Total Down
Clues Across (10 total)
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Nursery for children
The answer is: creche
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Food store
The answer is: larder
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Squint
The answer is: peer
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Five-armed sea creature
The answer is: starfish
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Throat infection
The answer is: tonsillitis
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Small beverage sieve
The answer is: teastrainer
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Colourful pot-plant
The answer is: cyclamen
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Load to capacity
The answer is: fill
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Take the trouble
The answer is: bother
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Corkscrew
The answer is: opener
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Clues Down (12 total)
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Independence
The answer is: freedom
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Wound-mark
The answer is: scar
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Ferret-like creature
The answer is: weasel
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Acid's opposite
The answer is: alkali
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Wall drawings
The answer is: graffiti
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Close together
The answer is: dense
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Covert, furtive
The answer is: stealthy
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Sleek and prosperous
The answer is: wellfed
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Dark, gloomy
The answer is: sombre
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In any order
The answer is: random
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Synthetic material
The answer is: nylon
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Petrol, eg
The answer is: fuel
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