Metro Cryptic Crossword July 12 2026 Answers
The complete list of answers to the Metro Cryptic Crossword published on July 12 2026.
- 24
- Total Clues
- 14
- Total Across
- 10
- Total Down
Clues Across (14 total)
(1)
I'm given drink to bring in
The answer is: import
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Left to insinuate with a droop
The answer is: limply
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Stress I'd be in a crash
The answer is: accident
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(9)
Love the woman holds for footwear
The answer is: shoe
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(10)
Short skirt seen in Miami nightclub
The answer is: mini
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(11)
Start smearing petrol on vehicle's toothed wheel
The answer is: sprocket
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(12)
Occasions Steven organised
The answer is: events
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Pen was first to be fashioned
The answer is: styled
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Fabric made last, an extra piece
The answer is: elastane
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(18)
Cryptic signal by fish on end of line
The answer is: code
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(19)
Thousand I will shortly destroy
The answer is: kill
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(20)
Children's holiday left out amid hurt (4-4)
The answer is: halfterm
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(21)
One in France exploited mint
The answer is: unused
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(22)
Can gorilla nibble?
The answer is: canape
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Clues Down (10 total)
(2)
Cunning mother reformed each villain
The answer is: machiavellian
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(3)
Love to hold down view
The answer is: opinion
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(4)
Highlights, not initially, locks
The answer is: tresses
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(5)
Alter 'alter', but not now
The answer is: later
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(6)
From Erasmus, iconic melody
The answer is: music
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(7)
Lahore opposed playing Twickenham forward? (5-4,4)
The answer is: looseheadprop
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(13)
Current case over hard coating
The answer is: shellac
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(14)
Currency securing creature for Mexican state
The answer is: yucatan
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(16)
Auctions off prison rooms, we hear
The answer is: sells
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Current he'd desired
The answer is: ached
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