The Sun Cryptic Crossword 1 August 2026 answers

This puzzle has 26 clues. Select any clue to see its solution and every other puzzle it has appeared in.

26 clues13×13 gridShortest here · LOPLongest here · NICARAGUA

The completed grid

26 entries, 12 across and 14 down. Reveal to fill in every solution.

1S2P3P4T5S6P7P8PARSLEY9CORGIOOEPOUP10TOPIC11INTENSEOTNEU12NI13CARAGU14A15LOPAUBL16BAT17MI18SMANAG19EIHCTN20CHEE21TAH22TR23EADKTOIOAU24EXERT25SCISSORRRSMRTE

All 26 clues

Players desperate for herb (7)7 letters Turned over some big rocks for dog (5)5 letters Work to block Twitch theme (5)5 letters Popular and perfect, perhaps, and passionate (7)7 letters Car entering Guiana, surprisingly, and another country (9)9 letters Left old penny in dock (3)3 letters Creature often found in belfry of church leaving consignment (3)3 letters Somehow, Mensa magi mess up (9)9 letters Revolutionary loathing revolutionary, an African predator (7)7 letters Tramp in Tesla on notice (5)5 letters Make a big effort by cutting tree back (5)5 letters Cut mollusc is sore, somewhat (7)7 letters Lad claiming Kitty is exactly right (4,2)6 letters Professional piano player next to hooker (4)4 letters Pick unusual crumpet containing bit of lemon (8)8 letters Extremely trendy peg good for keyboard work? (6)6 letters Small bed for Glaswegian? (4)4 letters Trim everything the wrong way in strong fabric (8)8 letters Say something as Greek character exercises on horseback (4,2)6 letters Provide food around the Tube (8)8 letters A club with rising insurrection becomes a killing zone (8)8 letters Fight motorcyclist about Charlie (6)6 letters Rift, as second child is male (6)6 letters Tolerate nude dancing? Concerning (6)6 letters Adds up drinks (4)4 letters Bridge player in unusual seat (4)4 letters

The shortest answer in the 1 August 2026 The Sun Cryptic Crossword is LOP and the longest is NICARAGUA. Looking for an older grid? Every puzzle is filed in the The Sun Cryptic Crossword archive.