Metro Cryptic Crossword July 31 2026 Answers
The complete list of answers to the Metro Cryptic Crossword published on July 31 2026.
- 24
- Total Clues
- 14
- Total Across
- 10
- Total Down
Clues Across (14 total)
(1)
Settled little dog, maintaining support (4-2)
The answer is: paidup
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(5)
Son should be looked for
The answer is: sought
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(8)
Create confusion after film and so on
The answer is: etcetera
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(9)
Beat doctor, with some hesitation
The answer is: drum
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(10)
This compiler about to see pool
The answer is: mere
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(11)
A beer den demolished in Scottish city
The answer is: aberdeen
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(12)
Shoe inside socks and a legwarmer
The answer is: sandal
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(13)
I'm getting wine to take into the country
The answer is: import
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(15)
Do a trial run about slow vehicle
The answer is: rehearse
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(18)
Hot beverage left for a duck
The answer is: teal
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(19)
Shortly sense sound of disappointment
The answer is: sigh
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(20)
Be in helm around palace
The answer is: blenheim
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(21)
Noisy bird fuel
The answer is: petrol
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(22)
Motor home
The answer is: garage
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Clues Down (10 total)
(2)
Simultaneously, estimate them a renovation
The answer is: atthesametime
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(3)
Pool area sees writer involved in heroic act
The answer is: deepend
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(4)
Succeed in getting vicar into bucket!
The answer is: prevail
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(5)
Colour in the frescoes had endured
The answer is: shade
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(6)
Some whip-round idiot opened
The answer is: undid
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(7)
Crime of bank rogue, he is crafty
The answer is: housebreaking
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(13)
Lettuce a shipping hazard?
The answer is: iceberg
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(14)
Jug for a baseball player?
The answer is: pitcher
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(16)
Clear air thereabout
The answer is: ether
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(17)
Nonconformist embraces bishop in dance
The answer is: rebel
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