The Sun Cryptic Crossword 20 August 2026 answers
This puzzle has 28 clues. Select any clue to see its solution and every other puzzle it has appeared in.
The completed grid
28 entries, 14 across and 14 down. Reveal to fill in every solution.
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All 28 clues
Extremely scornful six-footer showing bias (5)5 lettersRetirement home on two storeys? (4,3)7 lettersCollapse inwardly, as I'm with soldier on back of vehicle (7)7 lettersSon to beg for moisture? (5)5 lettersGradually develop tie with Cuban jockeys (8)8 lettersAffected male wearing headwear (4)4 lettersCrushed soil (6)6 lettersNegligent about young woman (6)6 lettersSuperficially read section of Stanislavski method (4)4 lettersMusical instrument in red boxes (8)8 lettersHarry rates flower (5)5 lettersWear lad out, giving unfair treatment (3,4)7 lettersSome prefer men to agitate in the mind (7)7 lettersFurnish yard that is large and dank, primarily (5)5 lettersGoing down a mountain, perhaps, around five, and avoiding work (7)7 lettersVenomous creature, one with a sting in the tail but not the head (3)3 lettersMusic producer, boomer, not heartless drunk (8)8 lettersBather swimming exhaled air (6)6 lettersEarnestly protects home (4)4 lettersSavage West Indian has run to replace duke (9)9 lettersOddly, Derby pump to stop producing water (3,2)5 lettersSinger hit scorer, outrageously (9)9 lettersRip off reckless youth (8)8 lettersDecided unusual test was first (7)7 lettersWorry about left-over bit of broccoli (6)6 lettersSmall Welsh flower for employees (5)5 lettersGolf supporter covering bottom of bunker in ash? (4)4 lettersNever stripped for the first lady? (3)3 letters
The shortest answer in the 20 August 2026 The Sun Cryptic Crossword is ASP and the longest is BARBARIAN. Looking for an older grid? Every puzzle is filed in the The Sun Cryptic Crossword archive.