The Sun Cryptic Crossword 12 October 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 · FIBSLongest here · AMBULANT

The completed grid

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

1W2AR3MU4P5RI6PP7LERILOOA8FIBS9AMBULANTESZBAT10ESTIMATE11REELVRR12S13HREW14D15YE16ARNSEON17BAK18E19RE20PRIS21ALTRMUMD22VIGILANT23APEXNCNUTP24AGHAST25PRETTY

All 26 clues

Fight quietly over Greek character in preparation for match (4-2)6 letters Ready to eat half of plum ice cream (6)6 letters Lies in field in blazing sunlight, initially (4)4 letters Moving about in the morning, six-footer clutches bauble, oddly (8)8 letters Guess teatimes at work (8)8 letters Dance is concerning the Spanish (4)4 letters Smart mouse-like mammal died (6)6 letters Desires 12 months with Poles (6)6 letters Slow down, having no right to cook (4)4 letters Earl rips pants in retaliatory act (8)8 letters Six enormous guards left, being watchful (8)8 letters Copy Times tip (4)4 letters Shocked, as some scallywag has tetanus (6)6 letters Fairly pleasing to the eye (6)6 letters Sign of a fantastic rise (5)5 letters Letter from young woman I have (7)7 letters Climbing mountain with unknown American, a square (5)5 letters Plundering bouncy ring for you at last (7)7 letters Directly opposed Post Office alarm having case removed (5)5 letters Somehow learnt to dance with knight, and glower (7)7 letters Loathing taking European system to keep building warm (7)7 letters Restful, rant mode mostly abandoned (7)7 letters Excite a new friend about Italy (7)7 letters Heather I caught in time (5)5 letters Dishonestly conceived, whichever way you look at it (3-2)5 letters Notice record time for expert (5)5 letters

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