Metro Cryptic Crossword August 10 2026 Answers
The complete list of answers to the Metro Cryptic Crossword published on August 10 2026.
- 28
- Total Clues
- 14
- Total Across
- 14
- Total Down
Clues Across (14 total)
(1)
Given a ring and taken on by employer
The answer is: engaged
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Point on stiletto – simple invention
The answer is: wheel
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Submerge towards the bottom round river
The answer is: drown
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(9)
Perfect beginners
The answer is: novices
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(10)
Engaging bar chatter spreads
The answer is: ratchet
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(11)
Bloodier less often
The answer is: rarer
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(12)
Former quote to stimulate
The answer is: excite
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South American city boy ran amok
The answer is: rioted
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(18)
Take off without a meal
The answer is: lunch
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Commanders may be dodgy dealers
The answer is: leaders
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Ranger berated for covering plant
The answer is: gerbera
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(23)
Lazy fellow is awfully riled
The answer is: idler
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KO pal acting strangely in the dance
The answer is: polka
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Being leaderless, turned down and thrown out
The answer is: ejected
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Clues Down (14 total)
(1)
Some recommend or seek support
The answer is: endorse
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(2)
Animal lost, trapped by crow
The answer is: gloat
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(3)
Hunts go off with this sound?
The answer is: gunshot
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(4)
Mean not to be in river
The answer is: denote
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(5)
Show hesitation with audible disclaimer
The answer is: waver
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(6)
Passage, but around beginning of road
The answer is: excerpt
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Failure to interpret roles
The answer is: loser
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American money artist left at the core
The answer is: central
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(15)
Picture a Lennon song
The answer is: imagine
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(16)
Longed for knight indeed
The answer is: desired
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(17)
About to go and split
The answer is: cleave
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Help needed to get on a horse (3-2)
The answer is: legup
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(19)
Laugh about desire to see laughing carnivore
The answer is: hyena
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(21)
Brilliant success getting 150 in to dine
The answer is: eclat
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