The Sun Cryptic Crossword 17 August 2026 answers
This puzzle has 28 clues. Select any clue to see its solution and every other puzzle it has appeared in.
The completed grid
28 entries, 14 across and 14 down. Reveal to fill in every solution.
1ST2RO3P4RE5CI6TA7LEARUIUE8SAPLING9TERSESSGYQC10IM11PROVED12BUSHOOND13HO14NUGGET15MANIA16COR17PSSU18SASH19OINTMENTPT20MGIL21ALIVE22SINA23TRASCSTGIS24MAKEHAY25SINUS
All 28 clues
Tantrum left son reflecting (5)5 lettersArticle about narration (7)7 lettersSign pal wasted youth (7)7 lettersAfter seven, somewhat brusque (5)5 lettersCurrent politician rambled, and got better (8)8 lettersAmerican President is plant (4)4 lettersGet gun out for lump of gold? (6)6 lettersCrazed individual lost caiman (6)6 lettersSoprano remains in band (4)4 lettersUnguent's unusual mint tone (8)8 lettersA source of oil, initially lost, is extant (5)5 lettersCrooner upset artisan (7)7 lettersAccording to Spooner, fish might produce dried grass (4,3)7 lettersDo something naughty with American in cavity (5)5 lettersPeriod of elevated sounds around start of September (7)7 lettersKnock standard boomerangs (3)3 lettersRomeo ropes in criminal, one in jail (8)8 lettersStrong-featured, with a toupee? (6)6 lettersIt is found in outskirts of Coventry, a metropolis (4)4 lettersBlue bananas quite sour (9)9 lettersFreeloader in shelter next to church (5)5 lettersBouncer in post office to leave with glue (4,5)9 lettersHot ash initially is painful in Sussex town (8)8 lettersWeapon of university teacher's first in class (7)7 lettersCompassion about German society in a mess (6)6 lettersSudden contraction in health centre starts to stress medic (5)5 lettersNetwork quietly, following setter (4)4 lettersFinal bit of investment in metal (3)3 letters
The shortest answer in the 17 August 2026 The Sun Cryptic Crossword is RAP and the longest is TURQUOISE. Looking for an older grid? Every puzzle is filed in the The Sun Cryptic Crossword archive.