The Sun Cryptic Crossword 12 July 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 · EWELongest here · YELLOWEST

The completed grid

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

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All 26 clues

Small vehicle allowed to be red (7)7 letters Responsibility of Mabel changed (5)5 letters Lothario jauntily holds wine (5)5 letters Pariah dated actors in play (7)7 letters Shout introduction to One Direction? Most cowardly (9)9 letters Sheep in tree reported (3)3 letters Anger when unknown abandoned coat (3)3 letters Mysterious criminal taming ICE (9)9 letters Send pro off for answer (7)7 letters Thin sailor taking exercises (5)5 letters Take effect in river in Yorkshire (5)5 letters Utilises 1G electronics after reflecting, partly to write mournfully (7)7 letters Hunter initially only seeking its quarry (6)6 letters Ring Prince Oscar (4)4 letters Fish from Scotland, the central part (8)8 letters Drunk voters struggled (6)6 letters Assist President Trump, at first (4)4 letters Keep a rat to muddle bird (8)8 letters Boiler's condition: working, essentially for female (6)6 letters Frolics wholesome, mostly — a bloomer! (8)8 letters Meat's too strange in fruit (8)8 letters In favour of offer to provide bar (6)6 letters Popular action? Certainly (6)6 letters Eye part of race on broadcast (6)6 letters Warning females to shave head (4)4 letters Bit of iron in friend's water container (4)4 letters

The shortest answer in the 12 July 2026 The Sun Cryptic Crossword is EWE and the longest is YELLOWEST. Looking for an older grid? Every puzzle is filed in the The Sun Cryptic Crossword archive.