Clues for the word "METRE"
We've had 96 crossword clues used for this word, and seen it 144 times in crosswords. It was last seen in Daily Cryptic crossword on January 23, 2026.
Definition of metre
- n. - Rhythmical arrangement of syllables or words into verses, stanzas, strophes, etc.; poetical measure, depending on number, quantity, and accent of syllables; rhythm; measure; verse; also, any specific rhythmical arrangements; as, the Horatian meters; a dactylic meter.
- n. - A poem.
- n. - A measure of length, equal to 39.37 English inches, the standard of linear measure in the metric system of weights and measures. It was intended to be, and is very nearly, the ten millionth part of the distance from the equator to the north pole, as ascertained by actual measurement of an arc of a meridian. See Metric system, under Metric.
- n. - See Meter.
Referring Clues
- London length
- Scotland yard, approximately
- Downing Street distance
- About 39 inches, in England
- Canadian length
- Length unit in Lyon
- What some British poetry has
- 39+ inches, in Britain
- Reading unit?
- English distance
- Oxford measure
- About a yard, at Scotland Yard
- Reading rhythm
- Scotland yard?
- Distance in Devonshire
- Measure in Manchester
- 39.37 inches, in England
- It's around a yard around Buckingham Palace
- Mass : kilogramme :: length : ___
- Bristol beat
- Concern for Keats
- Londoner's length unit
- Manchester measurement
- 39.37 inches, in Britain
- Three feet plus, to a Brit
- Dover dash unit
- 39-plus inches, in Britain
- Cambridge measure
- Length of 39.4in
- Length measure
- Dublin distance
- Poetic beat for Keats
- Distance unit, in Dover
- British unit of length
- French measure
- 39.37 inches, to a Brit
- Dover distance
- British distance measure
- Unit of length, in London
- London length measure
- Length unit, to 4-Across
- Canadian length measure
- Metric unit
- 39.7 inches in London
- Unit of length
- Number of syllables in a line, to Brits
- Powderfinger "The ___"
- 100cm
- Measure
- Distance
- Length of a lime tree!
- Distance Tory leader goes into pond
- Being only out to start trouble will not get you far
- Encountered engineers in the distance
- Measure used by the police once more
- Satisfied, once more, by a certain measure
- Encountered a bit of resistance, at length
- In the distance, one gets it by the kilo
- Length of time in the lake?
- It's not far, only just around the end of the street
- Measure taken by police and engineers
- Rhythm
- Measure some lime trees
- Scotland yard?
- 1000 mm
- 100 cm
- Measure is about right length
- 1.094 yards
- Satisfied about poetic rhythm
- Monsieur has to be in his own country
- Measure just about half of it
- A measure that means a bit of a treat for me
- Short line, about a yard and a bit
- Joined the regiment in time
- By railway, again, it's not far
- Over a yard, but just about a quarter of a foot!
- Got together again for just so long
- It's just outside central Acton, not far
- Only about half of it is over a yard
- Reading measure
- Measure of Man
- A measure of home treatment
- Measure by the kilo, perhaps
- Satisfied some requirement to a certain measure
- It's not far, just outside the Turk's Head
- Unit of measurement
- Measurement
- A measure you can get by the kilo
- Wrong term for a quarter mile!
- Length
- 39.37 inches, in Ipswich
- One of 50,460 in the Chunnel
- Length of time in the lake?
- Measure taken by the police again
- Reading length
- For the police, again, it's not exactly the Yard
Last Seen In
- Daily Cryptic - January 23, 2026
- Evening Standard Cryptic - December 10, 2025
- Your Life Choices - November 19, 2025
- Mindfood Daily - October 29, 2025
- New Zealand Herald - September 30, 2025
- Evening Standard Cryptic - July 07, 2025
- Evening Standard Cryptic - May 26, 2025
- Mindfood Daily - May 12, 2025
- New Zealand Herald - May 08, 2025
- Your Life Choices - March 17, 2025
- Evening Standard Cryptic - March 11, 2025
- Evening Standard Cryptic - February 11, 2025
- Evening Standard Cryptic - January 22, 2025
- Your Life Choices - January 02, 2025
- Evening Standard Cryptic - November 12, 2024
- Evening Standard Cryptic - July 29, 2024
- Evening Standard Cryptic - July 22, 2024
- Evening Standard Cryptic - July 11, 2024
- Evening Standard Easy - July 03, 2024
- Evening Standard Quick - June 25, 2024
- Evening Standard Cryptic - May 16, 2024
- Evening Standard Quick - May 10, 2024
- LA Times - May 03, 2024
- Evening Standard Quick - April 26, 2024
- Your Life Choices - April 18, 2024
- New Zealand Herald - April 06, 2024
- Evening Standard Cryptic - March 12, 2024
- Evening Standard Cryptic - February 21, 2024
- Evening Standard Cryptic - January 29, 2024
- Daily Cryptic - January 23, 2024
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