Metro Cryptic Crossword July 9 2026 Answers
The complete list of answers to the Metro Cryptic Crossword published on July 9 2026.
- 24
- Total Clues
- 14
- Total Across
- 10
- Total Down
Clues Across (14 total)
(1)
Audibly groan with essential soul
The answer is: psyche
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Now put up in residential area
The answer is: uptown
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Heel tilts toe out of place
The answer is: stiletto
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(9)
Head of college to make fun of cheat
The answer is: crib
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(10)
Nameless deserted plant
The answer is: aloe
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(11)
At trial, editor bore witness
The answer is: attested
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(12)
Decree to deceive upset rubbish
The answer is: diktat
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Worrying Ulster conclusion
The answer is: result
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One who arranges transfers between banks?
The answer is: ferryman
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(18)
Pore over cord
The answer is: rope
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(19)
Back part of animal
The answer is: hind
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(20)
Say 'Wow' at unexpected hidden traveller
The answer is: stowaway
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(21)
Awful dearth in cotton
The answer is: thread
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(22)
Fast that is unusual for a festival
The answer is: fiesta
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Clues Down (10 total)
(2)
Receiver is headset, it'll broadcast
The answer is: satellitedish
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(3)
Company of students etc loosely assemble
The answer is: collect
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(4)
Contestant in event ran third
The answer is: entrant
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(5)
Submarine moving about (1-4)
The answer is: uboat
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(6)
Levy suggested for small nails
The answer is: tacks
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(7)
Useless possession the WI ordered – charger?
The answer is: whiteelephant
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(13)
Put down the phone, no longer engaged?
The answer is: ringoff
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(14)
Smith perhaps finds vase in unchanged situation
The answer is: surname
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(16)
Spanner doesn't begin on hilltop
The answer is: ridge
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Contemplated scattered sedum
The answer is: mused
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