Metro Cryptic Crossword August 9 2026 Answers
The complete list of answers to the Metro Cryptic Crossword published on August 9 2026.
- 24
- Total Clues
- 14
- Total Across
- 10
- Total Down
Clues Across (14 total)
(1)
Greek god of love to go on a survey
The answer is: apollo
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Form you begin to find stylish
The answer is: classy
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Make one melt with a drink
The answer is: lemontea
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(9)
Eager for knowledge about Orient
The answer is: keen
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(10)
See a change for leisure
The answer is: ease
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Sends astray – is damsel worried?
The answer is: misleads
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(12)
Listen out for Christmas decoration
The answer is: tinsel
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(13)
Motorbike races finish after one – be there
The answer is: attend
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Window displaying article during journey
The answer is: fanlight
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(18)
Audible single advance
The answer is: loan
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(19)
One member from West is a weakling
The answer is: wimp
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(20)
Went up as many finished
The answer is: ascended
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(21)
Girl cooked algae around noon
The answer is: angela
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To make certain, follow around end of October
The answer is: ensure
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Clues Down (10 total)
(2)
Fibbing about Victorian pear
The answer is: prevarication
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(3)
Son lies about big cat
The answer is: lioness
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Choose Lima outing that's best
The answer is: optimal
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Insensitive fool given little credit at first
The answer is: crass
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(6)
Some shank, leg or joint
The answer is: ankle
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Daring headset breaks, causing sobbing
The answer is: sheddingatear
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(13)
Such a case for one at embassy
The answer is: attache
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(14)
Stories about part of Bible and gifts
The answer is: talents
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Loudly drinks by mistake
The answer is: lapse
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(17)
Hang out round a country in Africa
The answer is: ghana
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