Decryptic #13 - 10th July 2026
Solution & wordplay explained · Published 10 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
1E
A
2S
E
3L
4J
U
5R
Y
6R
I
7G
N
T
I
E
E
I
8S
T
R
O
N
G
9A
R
M
10S
A
G
I
N
A
A
11T
12P
H
13O
T
O
F
I
N
14I
S
H
R
D
S
M
N
R
E
A
15O
U
T
L
A
N
D
E
R
R
C
W
R
L
E
I
T
16K
A
N
G
A
R
O
O
R
A
T
Z
S
C
U
A
17U
G
18H
19I
N
S
I
20L
E
N
C
21E
I
E
Z
O
T
A
22T
E
M
P
E
S
T
23O
N
S
E
T
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Across
1 Across Painter's stand arranged from lease (5) → EASEL Anagram
Rearrange the letters of “lease”.
4 Across Makeshift fix seen in injury rigged contest (4,3) → JURY RIG Hidden word
The answer is hidden inside “injury rigged”.
8 Across Powerful weapon to coerce (6,3) → STRONG ARM Charade
Join two pieces end to end, 6 and 3 letters long.
10 Across Gas sent back to droop (3) → SAG Reversal
Reverse a run of letters to build the answer, which begins with “S”.
12 Across Picture end of a close race (5,6) → PHOTO FINISH Charade
Join two pieces end to end, 5 and 6 letters long.
15 Across Foreigners mostly - a stranger (9) → OUTLANDER Deletion
Remove 1 letter from the end of a longer word.
16 Across Marsupial following rodent: small desert mammal (8,3) → KANGAROO RAT Charade
Join two pieces end to end, 8 and 3 letters long.
17 Across Starters of unpleasant, grimy, horrible express disgust (3) → UGH Initialism
Take the first letter of each: unpleasant, grimy, horrible.
19 Across Mum, found in cabin silenced (2,7) → IN SILENCE Hidden word
The answer is hidden inside “cabin silenced”.
22 Across Stem pet disturbed makes storm (7) → TEMPEST Anagram
Rearrange the letters of “stem pet”.
23 Across Start when placed on a platform (5) → ONSET Charade
Join two pieces end to end, 2 and 3 letters long.
Down
1 Down Being found in greens (3) → ENS Hidden word
The answer is hidden inside “greens”.
2 Down Undress and lower to dismantle (5,4) → STRIP DOWN Charade
Join two pieces end to end, 5 and 4 letters long.
3 Down Waterfall concealed in calling now (3) → LIN Hidden word
The answer is hidden inside “calling now”.
5 Down What is left when marine red is rearranged (9) → REMAINDER Anagram
Rearrange the letters of “marine red”.
6 Down Legal matters discovered in cares (3) → RES Hidden word
The answer is hidden inside “cares”.
7 Down Frequency unit: billion times the cycle measure (9) → GIGAHERTZ Charade
Join two pieces end to end, 4 and 5 letters long.
9 Down Irregular Alamo onus mixed up (9) → ANOMALOUS Anagram
Rearrange the letters of “Alamo onus”.
11 Down Sportswear: follow and match (9) → TRACKSUIT Charade
Join two pieces end to end, 5 and 4 letters long.
13 Down Shun stoic raze, distorted (9) → OSTRACIZE Anagram
Rearrange the letters of “stoic raze”.
14 Down Train stir, broken up - these are annoyances (9) → IRRITANTS Anagram
Rearrange the letters of “train stir”.
18 Down Border returned from mediocre response (3) → HEM Reversal
Reverse a run of letters to build the answer, which begins with “H”.
20 Down Bathroom, by the sound of last one out (3) → LOO Initialism
Take the first letter of each: last, one, out.
21 Down Consume what is found in some attire (3) → EAT Hidden word
The answer is hidden inside “some attire”.