Metro Cryptic Crossword July 4 2026 Answers
The complete list of answers to the Metro Cryptic Crossword published on July 4 2026.
- 24
- Total Clues
- 10
- Total Across
- 14
- Total Down
Clues Across (10 total)
(1)
Showing no burning desire to mob fallen man (3-9)
The answer is: nonflammable
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(8)
A male beast to collect
The answer is: amass
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(9)
A cry I'll let out, being expressive
The answer is: lyrical
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(10)
Furniture item, one employed in Cardiff theatre?
The answer is: welshdresser
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(12)
Turn it wildly, even when cluttered
The answer is: untidy
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Walked with authority in Dorset, possibly
The answer is: strode
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(17)
Where the blood count was high?
The answer is: transylvania
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(21)
Again in retrospect artist falls
The answer is: niagara
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(22)
Is furious when egghead appears in old clothes
The answer is: rages
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(23)
Cleverly planned to separate timid animal
The answer is: shetlandpony
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Clues Down (14 total)
(1)
Close-fisted approach
The answer is: near
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(2)
It's most orderly to dine in the home
The answer is: neatest
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(3)
Continues making cobbler's tools
The answer is: lasts
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(4)
Boy, during month, gets illness
The answer is: malady
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(5)
Least stuffy sort of satire I include
The answer is: airiest
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(6)
Goes without – that's negligent, we hear
The answer is: lacks
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Scared when mad Lear runs amok
The answer is: alarmed
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(11)
They join panto character
The answer is: buttons
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(13)
Said TNT exploded far away
The answer is: distant
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(15)
Because of overgrowing toadstools
The answer is: owingto
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(16)
On a high mountain, one can nearly see a llama
The answer is: alpaca
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(18)
A thump to cause embarrassment
The answer is: abash
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(19)
Even from saucer, mild and bitter
The answer is: acrid
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(20)
Even kiss Gary? Goodness me!
The answer is: isay
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