The Sun Cryptic Crossword 12 May 2026 answers
This puzzle has 28 clues. Select any clue to see its solution and every other puzzle it has appeared in.
The completed grid
28 entries, 14 across and 14 down. Reveal to fill in every solution.
1BR2EA3M4PA5NA6CH7EUAAUIHA8RETINOL9CLANGGDPECE10EU11PHORIA12THOROILT13BA14NOGGIN15DRACH16MMN17CAHA18AGED19CONCEALSCN20SNEO21HATCH22MILL23IONEEOAELR24DUDGEON25TALLY
All 28 clues
Fish in river eaten by ray (5)5 lettersCriticise a revolutionary's style (7)7 lettersMooch around to collect new essential substance in food (7)7 lettersToll of family gathering, initially (5)5 lettersSpurge, not black, brings joy (8)8 lettersGoth ordinarily protects God (4)4 lettersHead kissing has no boundaries (6)6 lettersOld coin in card rejected by King Charles? (6)6 lettersGeriatric seethed having head shaved (4)4 lettersHides prisoner and settles over the phone (8)8 lettersDevelop headwear with children (5)5 lettersManufacturing building that's charged a lot (7)7 lettersNudged Oscar excitedly, showing resentment (7)7 lettersTense colleague in match (5)5 lettersBritish operator scratches head? Swell (7)7 lettersBolt down beef, perhaps, but not at first (3)3 lettersAlmond damaged in kitchen slicer (8)8 lettersStage Britpop band with sex appeal (6)6 lettersLovely picnic entrances hosts (4)4 lettersEndlessly natter with cleaner fellow in dance (3-3-3)9 lettersKeen to have bet with European instead of wife (5)5 lettersDrunk, emptied case of gin having colour (9)9 lettersCouple rent out item of jewellery (8)8 lettersLad stopping girl's building work (7)7 lettersFilm Barbarian collecting millions in fraud (3,3)6 lettersNotice entertaining revolutionary was in pain (5)5 lettersSo, he ruined footwear (4)4 lettersUnfortunate and stupid to remove coat (3)3 letters
The shortest answer in the 12 May 2026 The Sun Cryptic Crossword is EAT and the longest is CHACHACHA. Looking for an older grid? Every puzzle is filed in the The Sun Cryptic Crossword archive.