Metro Cryptic Crossword July 8 2026 Answers
The complete list of answers to the Metro Cryptic Crossword published on July 8 2026.
- 24
- Total Clues
- 10
- Total Across
- 14
- Total Down
Clues Across (10 total)
(1)
Industrial protest, occasion for extra play
The answer is: stoppagetime
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(8)
Dwelling in Leipzig, look
The answer is: igloo
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(9)
Walked the walk and talked the talk
The answer is: rambled
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(10)
Race to battle after small beer (4-8)
The answer is: halfmarathon
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(12)
In Copenhagen cyclists' bureau
The answer is: agency
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(14)
Illuminated maths problem returning in test
The answer is: litmus
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(17)
Smell and hear city scent
The answer is: eaudecologne
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(21)
Stopped work and went to bed
The answer is: retired
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(22)
Bit of meat enjoyably consumed
The answer is: eaten
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Cast needn't go out for medicine
The answer is: decongestant
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Clues Down (14 total)
(1)
What to do with porridge in prison
The answer is: stir
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(2)
Holidaying, one has chopped veal
The answer is: onleave
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(3)
Demonstration of soft top
The answer is: proof
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(4)
Irish police pull up road
The answer is: gardai
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(5)
Main pit reorganised for drums
The answer is: timpani
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(6)
Left in a lot of fertiliser
The answer is: mulch
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(7)
Not even the head displays peculiarity
The answer is: oddness
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(11)
Wine produced by one painter
The answer is: madeira
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After gladness, I love parting word
The answer is: cheerio
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(15)
By motorway tent, brewing a beverage
The answer is: minttea
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(16)
Sausage snack stolen by canine
The answer is: hotdog
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(18)
Detach broken nut, that is
The answer is: untie
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(19)
Starts a show with zero writing implements?
The answer is: opens
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(20)
Insect found in bog, naturally
The answer is: gnat
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