Metro Cryptic Crossword August 12 2026 Answers
The complete list of answers to the Metro Cryptic Crossword published on August 12 2026.
- 26
- Total Clues
- 13
- Total Across
- 13
- Total Down
Clues Across (13 total)
(1)
King in Yorkshire valleys with enemies of Doctor Who
The answer is: daleks
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Bring to an end if shin breaks
The answer is: finish
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Woman curtailed dreary routine
The answer is: rut
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(9)
River chaps plunged into at will
The answer is: testament
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(11)
Object held by a polite mechanic
The answer is: item
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(12)
Show I acted in confusingly
The answer is: indicate
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Bird to fill out when within group
The answer is: bullfinch
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Make it go in, in odd moment of firing
The answer is: ignition
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(19)
Depend on Penny leaving counter
The answer is: rely
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(21)
Oscar moving oily hand away
The answer is: onholiday
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(23)
Man in Indiana
The answer is: ian
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(24)
Non-returnable type of ticket (3-3)
The answer is: oneway
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(25)
Cheat from Switzerland lies again
The answer is: chisel
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Clues Down (13 total)
(1)
Redial, perhaps, then come off the line
The answer is: derail
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(2)
Refuse to enter here
The answer is: litterbin
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(3)
Bird of prey that's highly strung?
The answer is: kite
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Europeans Latin, as I suspect
The answer is: italians
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(6)
Slippery rocks
The answer is: ice
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Knotted thread caused ill-will
The answer is: hatred
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Composure needed if dragon's on the loose
The answer is: sangfroid
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In which lithe acts are carried out?
The answer is: athletics
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(14)
For part of the far-off lot I'll arrange a fleet of small ships
The answer is: flotilla
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(16)
In work, I'm on overtime producing garment
The answer is: kimono
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(17)
Book of Numbers in church
The answer is: hymnal
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(20)
Legendary story about thyme lacking ending
The answer is: myth
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(22)
Actor Grant's noisy clamour
The answer is: hue
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