The Sun Cryptic Crossword 1 June 2026 answers

This puzzle has 28 clues. Select any clue to see its solution and every other puzzle it has appeared in.

28 clues13×13 gridShortest here · USELongest here · IANBOTHAM

The completed grid

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

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All 28 clues

Uniform found in small body of water in confined place (5)5 letters Pronounce guilty Conservative victim? I'm leaving (7)7 letters That woman to boycott German business (7)7 letters Some cauterising elements burn (5)5 letters Running inside enclosure, make a choice to go outside rival (8)8 letters Snake with head of terrapin in vessel (4)4 letters Difficult to take Ritalin at first for depression (6)6 letters Raggedly dressed child's life force found in container for ashes (6)6 letters Draw rainbows, primarily, in a row (4)4 letters C'mon in with an exciting spice (8)8 letters Quietly travel by bike, perhaps, showing personal dignity (5)5 letters American bishop loves outrageous pardon (7)7 letters The remainder live around university (7)7 letters Nothing working for disgraced President (5)5 letters Complete military training, and faint (4,3)7 letters Employ American next to European (3)3 letters Means of discharging water from shower in aged complex (8)8 letters Convincing company data back from department (6)6 letters Sent criminal home (4)4 letters Obtain ham, surprisingly Beefy? (3,6)9 letters Robbery from The Financial Times? (5)5 letters Study of speech from Pinochet's misguided (9)9 letters £1000 very nice, to begin with, for young relative (8)8 letters Grandma impatient to get fabric (7)7 letters Pressure on furious brigand (6)6 letters Herbivore thanks Greek character on river (5)5 letters Grass on editor (4)4 letters Careless in American city, getting cross (3)3 letters

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