The Sun Cryptic Crossword 11 July 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 · ACELongest here · APPLETREE

The completed grid

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

1BL2AS3T4VI5BR6AT7EECEEUPI8NEEDLES9RAPIDEETNLE10FL11ATTERY12BEARICHY13GT14TYCOON15FAIRE16RON17SSEE18CURT19CHOWMEINAD20OROE21THICK22AIRS23HOWEORNKOE24RANSACK25SPEED

All 28 clues

British continue to use explosives (5)5 letters Bart, I've ordered shake (7)7 letters Mostly unnecessary sewing equipment (7)7 letters Swift invasion to capture Portugal (5)5 letters Insincere praise of fine second year (8)8 letters Support European in pub (4)4 letters Extremely trustworthy company working for magnate (6)6 letters Female with clothes horse is more reasonable (6)6 letters Short dog tag's origin (4)4 letters How mince is cooked in fusion dish (4,4)8 letters Dense alien leaving copse (5)5 letters Celebration of flight broadcasts Doctor Who (3,4)7 letters Poles and American probing torture and pillage (7)7 letters Quickly move around deep south (5)5 letters Advantage of identikit image of cricketer Stokes? (7)7 letters Expert staff losing millions (3)3 letters Charity broadcast of notelet rejected around end of March (8)8 letters Extremely stumped bores in cloakroom (6)6 letters Back massage on new muscle pain (4)4 letters Small program concerning English fruit producer (5,4)9 letters Duck heard regularly catching fish (5)5 letters Raccoon I'd shot for music producer (9)9 letters Musk row saga holding back factory (8)8 letters Reinvigorated grass around northeast Wales, primarily (7)7 letters Contracted quietly, leading to row (6)6 letters Provide food from vehicle around outskirts of Thame (5)5 letters Markovnikov turned up displaying lady's fingers (4)4 letters Gardening tool in house that Mark's left (3)3 letters

The shortest answer in the 11 July 2026 The Sun Cryptic Crossword is ACE and the longest is APPLETREE. Looking for an older grid? Every puzzle is filed in the The Sun Cryptic Crossword archive.