The Sun Cryptic Crossword 18 October 2026 answers
This puzzle has 26 clues. Select any clue to see its solution and every other puzzle it has appeared in.
The completed grid
26 entries, 13 across and 13 down. Reveal to fill in every solution.
1SO2CA3GE4P5RO6BE7SLOA8DEAI9OGLER10ENFORCEPODMRGS11POMPANO12EVENTYBNSA13COM14POSTHE15AP16SRTN17S18LI19MBO20RE21FLECTAUJAEMR22TORRENT23AGORAEACESNI24DILATE25STREWN
All 26 clues
Very mature, hiding Charlie's tenure of land (6)6 lettersQuietly dresses for investigations (6)6 lettersLeg or bum? I stare lecherously (5)5 lettersOnce ref is drunk, drive (7)7 lettersPageantry with an old swimmer (7)7 lettersEuropean opening horse-riding competition (5)5 lettersNearly write article with a priest? It's going to degrade (7,4)11 lettersDance in prison (5)5 lettersMirror on floor left Edward confused, trembling initially (7)7 lettersRomeo stopping to hire stream (7)7 lettersNothing entering Indian city's marketplace (5)5 lettersSetter had returned recently to speak at length (6)6 lettersRegularly set free swan, and scattered (6)6 lettersSlipshod secret agent receives cut (6)6 lettersLove taking the place of one American in country's capital city (7)7 lettersFish with American lawyer in Italian lake (5)5 lettersOfficial concerned with quiet kick-start (7)7 lettersNude German bores push rudely (5)5 lettersSome autopsies taken in rest period (6)6 lettersDancing not mastered in show (11)11 lettersUndertaking to speak loudly to the back in theatre (7)7 lettersSurprisingly mean individual makes a bloomer (7)7 lettersProposed details should be rejected? Not I (6)6 lettersSecond series is big effort (6)6 lettersPainting of male next to river (5)5 lettersFollowing direction for large meal (5)5 letters
The shortest answer in the 18 October 2026 The Sun Cryptic Crossword is OGLER and the longest is COMPOSTHEAP. Looking for an older grid? Every puzzle is filed in the The Sun Cryptic Crossword archive.