The Sun Cryptic Crossword 16 June 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 · MUDLongest here · ROASTBEEF

The completed grid

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

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All 26 clues

Personalised motif, 1g? (8)8 letters Do terribly in draw (4)4 letters Hadn't Ali changed country? (8)8 letters Slender prop (4)4 letters Run away from female swimmer returning (4)4 letters More cool to be interred mistakenly (8)8 letters You hit me and it hurt in the outskirts of Tolpuddle (6)6 letters Excursion at public expense is nonsense, extremely extravagant (6)6 letters Bird to move through the air for insect (5,3)8 letters Constantly watch European magistrate in Venice (4)4 letters Comb Rome regularly for music producer (4)4 letters Plain cub upset landlord (8)8 letters Stain British destiny (4)4 letters Perhaps André the Giant, with time off, oddly ignored algebra (8)8 letters Back to place of turmoil over Shakespeare play (7)7 letters Suggest work in Spain (5)5 letters Harry aborts fee for joint (5,4)9 letters Greek character died in soft earth (3)3 letters Caesar, perhaps, popular leader centuries ago (7)7 letters Mania of notorious gangland brothers reported (5)5 letters Jean Boyle surprisingly good fun (9)9 letters Give permission in broadcast supporting prisoner (7)7 letters Deeply impress chaps scratching head, getting serious (7)7 letters Dance around bishop in dissent (5)5 letters Fissure under Dutch coast (5)5 letters Nearly deposit, as security, dog's foot? (3)3 letters

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