The Sun Cryptic Crossword 1 October 2025 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 · IRELongest here · SACRILEGE

The completed grid

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

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All 26 clues

A good individual is bound to worry (7)7 letters Speak at length with old judge (5)5 letters Riddle is backed by First Lady (5)5 letters Love is cutting single benefit (7)7 letters See garlic chopped: it's heresy (9)9 letters Sack not opening causes wrath (3)3 letters Female among fishermen (3)3 letters Sal breaks pill to provide condiment (5,4)9 letters Lie with ribs broken, provoking laughter (7)7 letters Lionesses' final opponents s-suffering? (5)5 letters Flight connection one featured in Sun (5)5 letters Eagle in whirling descent (7)7 letters Kelvin joining an elite army unit in state (6)6 letters Finished when cheated (4)4 letters W1 amazingly silent, waiter brings this (4,4)8 letters Finish work and hit the hay (6)6 letters Old Mauritian flier parties (4)4 letters Fawlty one about to find church? (8)8 letters Grim at all times in southeast (6)6 letters Musical fellow in castle perhaps (8)8 letters No odd number in service (8)8 letters Small son retains very French accent (6)6 letters Say Ringo caught an insect (6)6 letters Two-seater Manhattan Democrat uses (6)6 letters Created in lab or naturally? (4)4 letters Greek hero in Amsterdam football team (4)4 letters

The shortest answer in the 1 October 2025 The Sun Cryptic Crossword is IRE and the longest is SACRILEGE. Looking for an older grid? Every puzzle is filed in the The Sun Cryptic Crossword archive.