Decryptic #10 - 7th July 2026
Solution & wordplay explained · Published 7 July 2026
The solved grid and a clue-by-clue explanation of every piece of wordplay in this Decryptic daily. It's a past puzzle, and the archive lets you play older crosswords. Today's crossword is always free to play.
The solved grid
1S
I
2N
G
3E
4G
A
V
O
5T
T
6E
Y
O
V
A
S
M
N
7R
O
A
D
R
U
8N
N
E
R
S
T
P
O
T
H
9S
P
O
O
10N
E
R
I
S
M
11S
E
U
R
I
M
E
H
T
12F
L
A
G
S
T
A
F
F
O
I
F
T
E
L
L
O
13C
R
E
D
I
B
I
L
I
T
Y
T
R
O
Z
O
14O
R
I
E
N
T
15A
T
I
O
16N
U
R
N
R
N
O
T
17C
A
G
I
E
S
T
18G
A
T
E
S
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Across
1 Across Scorch discovered in fuel using energy (5) → SINGE Hidden word
The answer is hidden inside “fuel using energy”.
4 Across Dance arranged from vote tag (7) → GAVOTTE Anagram
Rearrange the letters of “vote tag”.
7 Across Speedy birds making track for athletes (11) → ROADRUNNERS Charade
Join two pieces end to end, 4 and 7 letters long.
9 Across Wordplay devices in noises romps, rearranged (11) → SPOONERISMS Anagram
Rearrange the letters of “noises romps”.
12 Across Pole: banner for office workers (9) → FLAGSTAFF Charade
Join two pieces end to end, 4 and 5 letters long.
13 Across Believability - incredibility lacking its opening (11) → CREDIBILITY Deletion
Remove 2 letters from the start of a longer word.
14 Across Direction found in oration, tine rearranged (11) → ORIENTATION Anagram
Rearrange the letters of “oration tine”.
17 Across Most secretive - cage, its contents scrambled (7) → CAGIEST Anagram
Rearrange the letters of “cage its”.
18 Across Entrances in some delegates (5) → GATES Hidden word
The answer is hidden inside “delegates”.
Down
1 Down Not natural - itchy nets all jumbled up (9) → SYNTHETIC Anagram
Rearrange the letters of “itchy nets”.
2 Down And not found in minor opus (3) → NOR Hidden word
The answer is hidden inside “minor opus”.
3 Down Girl by the Po given a ration - that's drying out (11) → EVAPORATION Charade
Join three pieces end to end, 3, 2 and 6 letters long.
4 Down Rag sent back as fish (3) → GAR Reversal
Reverse a run of letters to build the answer, which begins with “G”.
5 Down African pest emerging from style fest in disarray (6,3) → TSETSE FLY Anagram
Rearrange the letters of “style fest”.
6 Down Printing measures: initially, exact margins set (3) → EMS Initialism
Take the first letter of each: exact, margins, set.
8 Down Renormalizing, lacking its introduction, is standardizing (11) → NORMALIZING Deletion
Remove 2 letters from the start of a longer word.
9 Down Furs feign in rough seas - distress (9) → SUFFERING Anagram
Rearrange the letters of “furs feign”.
10 Down Japanese American concealed in tennis either way (5) → NISEI Hidden word
The answer is hidden inside “tennis either way”.
11 Down Hoots oust wildly - these are tiebreakers (9) → SHOOTOUTS Anagram
Rearrange the letters of “hoots oust”.
14 Down Monster found in floor covering (3) → ORC Hidden word
The answer is hidden inside “floor covering”.
15 Down Wild rat displays creative skill (3) → ART Anagram
Rearrange the letters of “rat”.
16 Down Negative - primarily neither one thing (3) → NOT Initialism
Take the first letter of each: neither, one, thing.