The Sun Cryptic Crossword 20 March 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 · ICELongest here · SPAGHETTI

The completed grid

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

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All 28 clues

Checks part of fire insurance (5)5 letters I posted ground's down payment (7)7 letters Oscar apprehensive without Victor trying (7)7 letters Close to electric shock in seat (5)5 letters Herbert, drunk, taking a rest (8)8 letters Therefore, get husky coats (4)4 letters Time interval of lesser importance (6)6 letters Interval in Utah is awkward (6)6 letters Very excited for consommé? (4)4 letters Member blocking very famous scaremonger (8)8 letters Best alfresco party? (5)5 letters Rod's mostly splendid pants (7)7 letters Gold found in river in deluge (7)7 letters Garden decoration hidden in lemongrass flipped over (5)5 letters Greek character, doctor, with American's figure (7)7 letters Some horrific entity that's rounding up people in America (3)3 letters Filming Carol cuddling comedian (8)8 letters Infernal dead wood evicted after vacation (6)6 letters Quietly do something to get agreement (4)4 letters Eight cut pasta shapes, making pasta strings (9)9 letters Language used by bewildered master forgetting answer (5)5 letters Meeting space opposite (9)9 letters Stud, perhaps, is keen (8)8 letters Hero set off, and that's final! (2,5)7 letters Be defeated in court, in private (6)6 letters Brief attempt to cross river (5)5 letters Working in church to get ice cream cornet (4)4 letters Couple turning noisy but without laughing, at first (3)3 letters

The shortest answer in the 20 March 2026 The Sun Cryptic Crossword is ICE and the longest is SPAGHETTI. Looking for an older grid? Every puzzle is filed in the The Sun Cryptic Crossword archive.