Metro Cryptic Crossword August 6 2026 Answers
The complete list of answers to the Metro Cryptic Crossword published on August 6 2026.
- 27
- Total Clues
- 13
- Total Across
- 14
- Total Down
Clues Across (13 total)
(6)
Sicken buddy following snake's disembowelment
The answer is: appal
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(7)
Tricky fellows pitch a tent in seconds
The answer is: scamps
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(9)
Nasty slit in the Scottish emblem
The answer is: thistle
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(10)
German car – ring regarding sound
The answer is: audio
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(11)
Strengthen without police constraint
The answer is: rein
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(13)
Appeared to notice me with daughter
The answer is: seemed
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(15)
Country back in power at Aqaba
The answer is: qatar
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Craft nearly damaged by king
The answer is: arthur
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(17)
Lottery will attract
The answer is: draw
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(20)
Postpone some Clyde ferries
The answer is: defer
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(22)
Part of articulated lorry lit – rear, possibly
The answer is: trailer
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(23)
Border river to cut off North
The answer is: severn
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(24)
Magistrates in the park?
The answer is: bench
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Clues Down (14 total)
(1)
In shop Tim is trying to be a hopeful type
The answer is: optimist
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(2)
Fill with joy when European behind time
The answer is: elate
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(3)
Renovated seats a boon
The answer is: asset
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(4)
Chap to get on with Romeo the boss
The answer is: manager
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(5)
Small dessert of potato
The answer is: spud
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(6)
Pass dessert round hospital room later
The answer is: afterwards
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(8)
Poet's first to last weapon given valuation
The answer is: wordsworth
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(12)
Appreciation of music from the arrangement
The answer is: ear
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(13)
Sharp tool was picked up
The answer is: saw
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(14)
Woman to come down in America
The answer is: maryland
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(15)
25 per cent of the district
The answer is: quarter
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(18)
Last bit in basin causing dreadful smell
The answer is: stink
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(19)
Is allowed to live, perhaps
The answer is: maybe
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(21)
Provided food for about fifty then skedaddled
The answer is: fled
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