The Sun Cryptic Crossword 17 September 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 · PUMALongest here · DAYBREAK

The completed grid

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

1PU2MA3D4AY5BR6EA7KOU8CUENI9RAMPART10ARGONTPNURRD11HUSKY12MEDIANOONV13S14LA15MENT16A17FFECTEA18HOA19GRO20TTO21SO22DOM23OIIOTRP24METAL25PRECISEIAELRLD26TALISMAN27CLUE

All 28 clues

In the morning, excited about cat (4)4 letters Dawn's rewritten bakery ad (8)8 letters Defence of tramp with shaved head painting? (7)7 letters Noble type in Jason's ship with knight (5)5 letters Dog is hoarse (5)5 letters Average setter meeting Diana, briefly (6)6 letters Deplore chaps covered in muscle (6)6 letters Influence behind iron and carbon blocks (6)6 letters Cavern mostly dirty and old (6)6 letters Mood's changed in wicked city (5)5 letters Had an encounter with a lecturer in type of rock? (5)5 letters Exact recipes misplaced (7)7 letters Hospital is mandating showing charm (8)8 letters Prompt receiving large hint (4)4 letters Musketeer briefly next to the French window (8)8 letters Quietly stopping mother and son getting illness (5)5 letters Fall this side of the pond? (6)6 letters Tolerate bit of downy facial hair (5)5 letters Chisel sent with no case — serious (7)7 letters Family dog's beginning to be good-natured (4)4 letters Prisoner goes round any gorge (6)6 letters Impress Eddie, oddly, in mad rush (8)8 letters Mother on trial, surprisingly, relating to husband? (7)7 letters Nurture wild forest (6)6 letters Bear up on city fair game (6)6 letters Pitilessly hides floor coverings (5)5 letters Doctor sick in practice (5)5 letters Leave out old male with charisma (4)4 letters

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