The Sun Cryptic Crossword 2 August 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 · OBILongest here · WHIMSICAL

The completed grid

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

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All 28 clues

Wash up around Charlie, giving an indistinct sound (5)5 letters Refrain, as alarm going round the world (7)7 letters Book tract of land with particular purpose (7)7 letters Intends names to change (5)5 letters Claim wish is outrageous and fanciful (9)9 letters Charm some microbiologists (3)3 letters See revolutionary punching revolutionary for dairy product (6)6 letters Content of shed, I blethered, is suitable for consumption (6)6 letters Tree in Chelmsford (3)3 letters See danger at sea for rebels (9)9 letters Complain when wife's removed joint (5)5 letters Briefly dangerous Republican in sitting room (7)7 letters Holidaymaker Victor is to run across Italy (7)7 letters Dull to have kiss, initially, for husband? Nonsense (5)5 letters Con small company (5)5 letters Unfriendly, sit awkwardly in gap (7)7 letters Familiar rascal hides tapestry (5)5 letters Dawn, perhaps, following with spanner, originally lost (6)6 letters Hind part of animal was at the front, dishevelled (7)7 letters Time to Muse (5)5 letters Take a breath, as Pierre's drunk (7)7 letters Mark with a tick outspoken Russian author (7)7 letters Certain it includes force, in excess (7)7 letters Fundamental principles of live piece of dance music (7)7 letters Shooter pins back ears regularly (6)6 letters Star setter's upset less (5)5 letters Rig up most of the perimeter (5)5 letters Sweeping action in street? Strange (5)5 letters

The shortest answer in the 2 August 2026 The Sun Cryptic Crossword is OBI and the longest is WHIMSICAL. Looking for an older grid? Every puzzle is filed in the The Sun Cryptic Crossword archive.