Metro Cryptic Crossword August 26 2026 Answers
The complete list of answers to the Metro Cryptic Crossword published on August 26 2026.
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- Total Clues
- 14
- Total Across
- 14
- Total Down
Clues Across (14 total)
(1)
Foolish person, for example, has first-class weapon
The answer is: assegai
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(5)
Good players spot detective
The answer is: seeds
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(8)
Dance beat – beat it!
The answer is: tango
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Fool guy about study of alien phenomena
The answer is: ufology
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(10)
Very small bone and very large implement, say
The answer is: ossicle
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(11)
Tales that are spun by the textile worker
The answer is: yarns
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(12)
Raid I'm preparing at some point above ground level (3-3)
The answer is: midair
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(14)
Set out to seal increase
The answer is: stepup
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(18)
Duplicate lost in solid object
The answer is: clone
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(20)
Payment for residents of Buckingham Palace
The answer is: royalty
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(22)
Claim of press, ridiculous
The answer is: profess
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(23)
Name bird with foreign article
The answer is: title
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(24)
Bad-tempered riverbank character
The answer is: ratty
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(25)
Most insignificant set it in motion
The answer is: tiniest
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Clues Down (14 total)
(1)
Tram for travelling to view sculpture or theatre, perhaps
The answer is: artform
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(2)
Star is taken aback by cavity
The answer is: sinus
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(3)
Coaching without a stew of dumplings
The answer is: gnocchi
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(4)
Ruined, perhaps, but used to it
The answer is: inured
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(5)
Wintry weather likely to end
The answer is: snowy
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Old record held to rig out bighead's jaunt
The answer is: egotrip
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(7)
Eyesores in street? That's right
The answer is: styes
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Unusually proud to be a social misfit
The answer is: dropout
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(15)
Unknown quantity in god so push your luck
The answer is: tryiton
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(16)
Possibly any temp will get wages
The answer is: payment
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(17)
In favour of pose, cheers!
The answer is: prosit
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(18)
Frolic with pickled bud
The answer is: caper
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(19)
Many men eventually holding foe up
The answer is: enemy
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(21)
Loose-limbed Latin male under it
The answer is: lithe
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