The Sun Cryptic Crossword 17 March 2026 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 · HOELongest here · DRESSDOWN

The completed grid

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

1BI2PE3D4SW5AL6LO7WAROADAI8STENCIL9VAUNTESKOAGL10DRESSDOWN11HOENNCS12BITT13ER14GEN15IUSEX16MN17EE18L19ICEH20OCKE21YRLTARLO22MIAMI23DEIFIEDUMNOENE24GLASGOW25LEGAL

All 28 clues

Human, perhaps, one quietly entering plot (5)5 letters Believe second wife is with Grant (7)7 letters Clients changing device for adding design (7)7 letters Boast of Victor meeting relative (5)5 letters Item of clothing lowered, resulting in reprimand (5,4)9 letters American leaving building to get tool (3)3 letters Arctic bird abandoning north (6)6 letters Brilliant mind, one probing taxonomic group (6)6 letters Swimmer is conscious of having no clothes (3)3 letters Key choice transformed sport (3,6)9 letters Setter's repeatedly facing the wrong way around a city (5)5 letters Worshipped from both sides (7)7 letters Feeling of warmth inspiring when back in welcoming part of Scotland (7)7 letters Stage next to a lake is permitted (5)5 letters Located in northern Hebrides, a bothy (5)5 letters Begrudge following Penny to get gift (7)7 letters Crops of plants reputed to treat nettle stings (5)5 letters South American diver in bar (6)6 letters Notice vice-president move forward (7)7 letters Express amusement in city that's disgusting (5)5 letters Stupid person giving evidence has left for lunch, essentially (7)7 letters Nothing more than a virus for Spooner in vessel (4,3)7 letters Leaving stimulating cold shed (7)7 letters Vague notion tattoo is about lecturer (7)7 letters Drink with old women in grassy area (6)6 letters Looking up a place to shop for wool (5)5 letters Role I recreated in college in Oxford (5)5 letters Sing section of gloomy ode loudly (5)5 letters

The shortest answer in the 17 March 2026 The Sun Cryptic Crossword is HOE and the longest is DRESSDOWN. Looking for an older grid? Every puzzle is filed in the The Sun Cryptic Crossword archive.