Metro Cryptic Crossword August 4 2026 Answers
The complete list of answers to the Metro Cryptic Crossword published on August 4 2026.
- 26
- Total Clues
- 13
- Total Across
- 13
- Total Down
Clues Across (13 total)
(1)
Knock over drink, nothing changing for one
The answer is: topple
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Cheops ruined over time
The answer is: epochs
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No right to use this conjunction
The answer is: nor
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Seem strange to hide foreign white guise
The answer is: semblance
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(11)
Blades held in commando arsenal
The answer is: oars
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(12)
Past duel wound throbbed
The answer is: pulsated
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Ship of the desert finding it dry, roamed round
The answer is: dromedary
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Nerve gas thrown by those seeking retribution
The answer is: avengers
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(19)
Went on horseback or used oars, we hear
The answer is: rode
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(21)
Lion, say, given fruit within courtyard
The answer is: quadruped
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(23)
Even Duncan contains genetic code (inits)
The answer is: dna
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Puff – no longer strong and healthy
The answer is: exhale
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Gift gaining thanks fast
The answer is: talent
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Clues Down (13 total)
(1)
Continue to care for sinuous tissue
The answer is: tendon
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(2)
Role of crest on bird
The answer is: partridge
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(3)
Girl doesn't start lesson
The answer is: lass
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(5)
European celebrity, a guiding light
The answer is: polestar
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(6)
Is able to produce container
The answer is: can
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Ted, say, unusually dependable
The answer is: steady
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Theatrical long-runner and catcher
The answer is: mousetrap
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Dog could be too old? Yep
The answer is: toypoodle
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(14)
Bank on the Spanish producing some comic verse
The answer is: doggerel
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Sound means of disguise at costumed ball
The answer is: masque
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Shattered Dane in gym is a stickler for detail
The answer is: pedant
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(20)
Energy and animation of woman
The answer is: edna
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(22)
Tree has fallen
The answer is: ash
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