Metro Cryptic Crossword July 3 2026 Answers
The complete list of answers to the Metro Cryptic Crossword published on July 3 2026.
- 24
- Total Clues
- 14
- Total Across
- 10
- Total Down
Clues Across (14 total)
(1)
Journalist, after ages, expunged
The answer is: erased
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Included was a bit of Japanese horseradish
The answer is: wasabi
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Socialite rations segment for the intelligentsia
The answer is: literati
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(9)
Beams to lift, you say?
The answer is: rays
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(10)
An extremely short state
The answer is: aver
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(11)
Finish being in debt and giving a donation
The answer is: endowing
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(12)
In Copenhagen cyclists' bureau
The answer is: agency
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(13)
I left ghost with English elf
The answer is: sprite
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Field for football or riding round
The answer is: gridiron
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(18)
Always some feverishness
The answer is: ever
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(19)
Casserole moistens in reverse
The answer is: stew
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(20)
Carelessly patching evening hat
The answer is: nightcap
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(21)
Snakes and ladders not started
The answer is: adders
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(22)
Bigger drink, about right
The answer is: larger
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Clues Down (10 total)
(2)
Give iron infusion, considered to be strengthened
The answer is: reinvigorated
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(3)
Make president put one into wrong answer
The answer is: swearin
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(4)
Yearned anew for minister's residence
The answer is: deanery
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(5)
Peculiar dam has depth
The answer is: weird
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(6)
Undesirable features raised by tube
The answer is: straw
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(7)
Making a polythene bed is unacceptable
The answer is: beyondthepale
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(13)
Country girl seen moving ahead
The answer is: senegal
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(14)
Make another record (2-5)
The answer is: reenter
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(16)
Measure round West and search for water
The answer is: dowse
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(17)
Jokes don't start with grades
The answer is: ranks
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