The Sun Cryptic Crossword 16 August 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 · BAYLongest here · CASSEROLE

The completed grid

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

1H2IS3S4BA5CK6ST7OPROAANR8BARLEY9SLOGANTDSUT10MEDIT11ATE12TAILELRN13S14CARAB15OR16ANGEUALG17PRI18M19TEENAG20ERIERIN21PONCHO22GANTRYUCSUSO23ASSASSIN24TELL

All 26 clues

Whistle belonging to that man and son (4)4 letters Supports Kitty returning as catcher in baseball (8)8 letters Only just having left westwards to get cereal (6)6 letters Doggedly work with a new catchphrase (6)6 letters Consider change of date and time (8)8 letters Follow some affiliates back (4)4 letters Mark a black beetle (6)6 letters Go near fresh fruit (6)6 letters Formal chief finishing early (4)4 letters Youngster brewed green tea (8)8 letters Cloak messed up on chop (6)6 letters Angry about taking temperature in tower (6)6 letters When to stop idiot, perhaps sloth murderer? (8)8 letters Inform William? (4)4 letters One judge is furious (5)5 letters Fighter to join around one (7)7 letters Horse's neigh? Run away (3)3 letters Cereals so terrible in stew (9)9 letters Poles out police informer (5)5 letters Terrible score for speaking? (7)7 letters Bird from Scotland sorts rocks (9)9 letters Inquisitive scoundrel with promises of money (7)7 letters Opposed to a giant's bust (7)7 letters Number leaving construction set in holy city (5)5 letters Register weird loner (5)5 letters German with a French weapon (3)3 letters

The shortest answer in the 16 August 2026 The Sun Cryptic Crossword is BAY and the longest is CASSEROLE. Looking for an older grid? Every puzzle is filed in the The Sun Cryptic Crossword archive.