Metro Cryptic Crossword August 23 2026 Answers
The complete list of answers to the Metro Cryptic Crossword published on August 23 2026.
- 24
- Total Clues
- 14
- Total Across
- 10
- Total Down
Clues Across (14 total)
(1)
Liveliness of eccentric priest
The answer is: esprit
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Choose stupid leader, then choose again
The answer is: select
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Prisoner penalised and restricted
The answer is: confined
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(9)
Bench shape
The answer is: form
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(10)
Gaze endlessly at a celebrity
The answer is: star
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(11)
Any gin? No. Dreadfully irritating
The answer is: annoying
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(12)
Block that is housing politician and journalist
The answer is: impede
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Led up perhaps round many a pool
The answer is: puddle
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(15)
One fool I scoffed to begin with
The answer is: initiate
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(18)
Near dark, but not entirely
The answer is: nigh
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(19)
50-1 odds in a manner of speaking
The answer is: lisp
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(20)
Intuitive power this month in court
The answer is: instinct
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(21)
Vehicle for one who's late
The answer is: hearse
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(22)
Stinger from snare let out
The answer is: nettle
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Clues Down (10 total)
(2)
Pointless mark made when playing the game
The answer is: sportsmanlike
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(3)
Judge to make mention of two points
The answer is: referee
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(4)
A winter manufacture of metal goods
The answer is: tinware
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(5)
Not fully licensed, a North American saloon
The answer is: sedan
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(6)
High up as an attic?
The answer is: lofty
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(7)
Swinging Chicago on roll - about time too!
The answer is: chronological
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(13)
Continue stubbornly when person's in trouble
The answer is: presson
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(14)
One filling in president is tactful
The answer is: dentist
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(16)
Beast I caught in beastly trap
The answer is: tapir
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(17)
Bear offer written in A&E
The answer is: abide
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