Metro Quick Crossword August 21 2026 Answers
The complete list of answers to the Metro Quick Crossword published on August 21 2026.
- 22
- Total Clues
- 11
- Total Across
- 11
- Total Down
Clues Across (11 total)
(1)
Actor's nerves
The answer is: stagefright
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Back-up strategy
The answer is: planb
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Piece of scrap material
The answer is: oddment
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Feared or hated
The answer is: dreaded
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Period of time
The answer is: phase
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Modernising of a building
The answer is: refurbishment
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Country, capital Tripoli
The answer is: libya
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Have the intended effect
The answer is: hithome
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Capital city of Kenya
The answer is: nairobi
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(21)
___ band, hair accessory
The answer is: alice
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(22)
Meet informally
The answer is: gettogether
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Clues Down (11 total)
(2)
Rhyming slang for a robber
The answer is: tealeaf
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(3)
Deteriorate
The answer is: gobad
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(4)
Sports-ground illumination
The answer is: floodlighting
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Thorough (research) (2-5)
The answer is: indepth
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(6)
'Laughing' beast
The answer is: hyena
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Popular indoor perennial
The answer is: spiderplant
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Road height?
The answer is: streetlevel
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Recite
The answer is: readout
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Causing passion
The answer is: emotive
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Snooker-table cloth
The answer is: baize
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(19)
Pamphlet
The answer is: tract
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