Metro Cryptic Crossword July 19 2026 Answers
The complete list of answers to the Metro Cryptic Crossword published on July 19 2026.
- 24
- Total Clues
- 14
- Total Across
- 10
- Total Down
Clues Across (14 total)
(1)
Angel finds girl caught by baby lion
The answer is: cherub
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Anxious to be difficult?
The answer is: uneasy
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Wield plate of cereal?
The answer is: brandish
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(9)
Repair only part of the metal
The answer is: iron
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(10)
Paper measure in preamble
The answer is: ream
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Tracks down queen inside rows of houses
The answer is: terraces
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(12)
Cupboard key?
The answer is: locker
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Minute on course with talisman
The answer is: mascot
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Travel and supports young birds
The answer is: goslings
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(18)
Handles headless fish
The answer is: eels
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(19)
Dumps the gratuities
The answer is: tips
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(20)
Dig out a cave, Tex ordered
The answer is: excavate
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(21)
Right inside room that's well built
The answer is: sturdy
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Surprising result of polishing
The answer is: lustre
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Clues Down (10 total)
(2)
Reptiles go hot, worried by this animal specialist?
The answer is: herpetologist
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Male in awful anorak went berserk
The answer is: ranamok
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(4)
Bristle burst small bubble
The answer is: blister
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(5)
Escort you and me to that woman
The answer is: usher
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(6)
Man with a moor plant
The answer is: erica
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(7)
Eventually one Laos terror is removed
The answer is: soonerorlater
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(13)
Cats could be good at making sounds
The answer is: musical
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(14)
Racking up high-speed gnomes
The answer is: shelves
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Left ear's damaged by intense beam
The answer is: laser
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(17)
Born on the outskirts of Derby, penniless
The answer is: needy
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