The Sun Cryptic Crossword 13 May 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 · USELongest here · BOYGEORGE

The completed grid

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

1C2A3K4C5D6H7G8OFFENCE9ERODENRENANN10FROZE11SELLOUTADOLL12BO13YGEORG14E15USEOELL16PAD17PR18OCEDUR19EUENPX20RELA21PSE22HU23MPHILADAAA24SMELT25GENERALTDEETEE

All 26 clues

Crime concerning receiver of stolen goods (7)7 letters Wear away in zero degrees (5)5 letters Following went up, reportedly, and stayed still (5)5 letters Oddly smelly thug to get rid of all tickets (4,3)7 letters My hosts beginning to observe 80s pop star (3,6)9 letters Employ American and European (3)3 letters Father had notebook (3)3 letters Cruder Poe works in course (9)9 letters Slide back on large recess (7)7 letters Be busy next to pub? Pah (5)5 letters Got a whiff of salmon-like fish (5)5 letters Senior officer in overall (7)7 letters Prisoner wonderful in conversation (6)6 letters Hairstyle for familiar Revolutionary Guards (4)4 letters Very involved, continue to hide desire (4-4)8 letters Ban detector in audition (6)6 letters Some made altruistic agreement (4)4 letters Scottish singer supporting Ohioan regularly over capital (8)8 letters One abandoning heathen is kind (6)6 letters Sang and shouted about naked body (8)8 letters Helen apt to wrestle large animal (8)8 letters Fastidious individual trips up around university (6)6 letters Tense individual with dagger, periodically (2,4)6 letters No longer well, breathe out (6)6 letters Gentle stroke on bottom of bloke's head (4)4 letters Calamitous experience splitting amaretto (4)4 letters

The shortest answer in the 13 May 2026 The Sun Cryptic Crossword is USE and the longest is BOYGEORGE. Looking for an older grid? Every puzzle is filed in the The Sun Cryptic Crossword archive.