The Sun Cryptic Crossword 17 August 2025 answers

This puzzle has 28 clues. Select any clue to see its solution and every other puzzle it has appeared in.

28 clues13×13 gridShortest here · EWELongest here · AFTERLIFE

The completed grid

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

1CH2ES3S4CA5SS6AV7ARWEUEFG8ELEGANT9LITHEDGLFEN10IM11PORTER12BRATTRET13NL14SWIVEL15AILIN16GVN17TNFA18SEAR19FOREBEARTT20SMPM21ARENA22COIN23AGETEVANCN24EARNEST25SPENT

All 28 clues

The mating game? (5)5 letters Starch idiot put into sparkling wine (7)7 letters Stylish member in neat arrangement (7)7 letters Tipsy male is loose-limbed (5)5 letters I'm one who carries for international trader (8)8 letters Republican in club causes terror (4)4 letters Dancing Elvis with this? (6)6 letters Unwell, not succeeding without leader (6)6 letters Ocean, river and burn (4)4 letters Boar free after battering ancestor (8)8 letters District must accommodate new stadium (5)5 letters Firm in time makes money (7)7 letters Corrupt eastern firm (7)7 letters Beat from piano delivered outside (5)5 letters Believes the last thing shown at cinema? (7)7 letters Farm animal in New England (3)3 letters Geese ran madly to find shade (3-5)8 letters Copper allowed to swallow last of meat chop (6)6 letters Identity of second Santa helper (4)4 letters Hoped-for future relief with fat dispersed (9)9 letters Information brought in by vehicle (5)5 letters Pirate very shortly at sea in armed vessel (9)9 letters Game bird returned to new home (8)8 letters Nice chap conceals weapon in clothing (7)7 letters Male moggy in an F14? (6)6 letters Body politic say (5)5 letters Hang on to bar (4)4 letters Unbeatable service from expert (3)3 letters

The shortest answer in the 17 August 2025 The Sun Cryptic Crossword is EWE and the longest is AFTERLIFE. Looking for an older grid? Every puzzle is filed in the The Sun Cryptic Crossword archive.