Metro Cryptic Crossword July 2 2026 Answers
The complete list of answers to the Metro Cryptic Crossword published on July 2 2026.
- 24
- Total Clues
- 10
- Total Across
- 14
- Total Down
Clues Across (10 total)
(1)
Hip group ain't smashing instrument
The answer is: uprightpiano
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Man, eg, left behind with material
The answer is: lisle
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(9)
Set up trendy venue
The answer is: inplace
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(10)
New suit button is replacement
The answer is: substitution
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(12)
Military police officer provides summary about diamonds
The answer is: redcap
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(14)
Commercial rated appalling, five claimed
The answer is: advert
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(17)
Teacher coming from the classroom
The answer is: schoolmaster
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(21)
Almost pleased US spies get left frozen
The answer is: glacial
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(22)
Sisters admitting love for naming words
The answer is: nouns
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(23)
So, the wee germ mutates to make progress
The answer is: getsomewhere
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Clues Down (14 total)
(1)
Menacing guy, unfortunately embracing novice
The answer is: ugly
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(2)
They're so understanding, holding ring
The answer is: resound
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(3)
Visitors not having time to think
The answer is: guess
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(4)
Endless journey through unimportant matters
The answer is: trivia
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(5)
I'm offered money to shut up
The answer is: impound
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(6)
In Ghana a fine canteen service (inits)
The answer is: naafi
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(7)
Shattered tureen I put together again
The answer is: reunite
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(11)
Show what's to come before herb
The answer is: presage
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(13)
Gone is a version of torments
The answer is: agonies
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(15)
Put into effect over pretty river
The answer is: execute
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(16)
Tremble meekly concealing badge
The answer is: emblem
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(18)
Lift up something weighty in the avenue
The answer is: heave
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Tendon raised is fresh
The answer is: sinew
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(20)
Man, perhaps, lies about
The answer is: isle
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