The Sun Cryptic Crossword 19 July 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 · VESTLongest here · NIGHTCAP

The completed grid

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

1VE2ST3N4IG5HT6CA7POW8TNOOA9CRAVING10VALETAMNEEOH11LAPUP12STRANDIOTE13S14ST15RATA16A17MULETEE18FOA19ALA20SKA21TO22WER23AAABOHT24VIXEN25RAWDEALEETINAE26RADIANCE27ETAS

All 28 clues

Briefly match underwear (4)4 letters Acting strangely around Henry with Penny in bedwear (8)8 letters Charlie going wild in desire (7)7 letters Farewell, Tesla servant (5)5 letters Relish Los Angeles youngster (3,2)5 letters Be on one's feet around front of rocky beach (6)6 letters Layers of American pies rejected (6)6 letters Charm a person who's obstinate, with time (6)6 letters State, unfortunately, with spirit of Egypt (6)6 letters Some must owe Reginald for tall building (5)5 letters Quarrelsome woman very cross about one with agenda, essentially (5)5 letters Unfair treatment? Read law frantically (3,4)7 letters A dancer I fancy shows joy (8)8 letters Greek characters get a ship's content (4)4 letters Surprisingly, Clive so amazing, to begin with, and articulate (8)8 letters Propelled oneself quietly in waterlogged ground (5)5 letters Imbibe some cracking Estrella (6)6 letters Hang around husband with six deliveries (5)5 letters Pass drink left for officer (7)7 letters Course of action apt to change next to hospital (4)4 letters Rubbishy leading idiot from the south (6)6 letters Surprises begin with the French (8)8 letters Ordeal oddly ignored and dismissed, getting quietened (7)7 letters Tom turned up with own record label (6)6 letters Material is great and deep in colour. mostly (6)6 letters Satan changed into jolly figure (5)5 letters What is protecting European cereal crop? (5)5 letters Scoundrel leaving dead body in state (4)4 letters

The shortest answer in the 19 July 2026 The Sun Cryptic Crossword is VEST and the longest is NIGHTCAP. Looking for an older grid? Every puzzle is filed in the The Sun Cryptic Crossword archive.