The Sun Cryptic Crossword 20 September 2026 answers

This puzzle has 26 clues. Select any clue to see its solution and every other puzzle it has appeared in.

26 clues13×13 gridShortest here · URNLongest here · MECHANISE

The completed grid

26 entries, 12 across and 14 down. Reveal to fill in every solution.

1B2B3F4G5A6D7C8AIRLINE9CHINANERMHSR10TOWNS11ITERATEATNBE12ME13CHANIS14E15URNHIXS16PSI17DI18SAPPEA19ROTTOU20PICC21OLO22NE23EDSGHBREAT24USAGE25MINERALNTYYTNE

All 26 clues

Character with business in Iberia, for example (7)7 letters Inch around a piece of porcelain (5)5 letters Leader of Tories is the possessor of urban areas (5)5 letters Emphasize the heartless angry crowds (7)7 letters Strangely, she came in to automate (9)9 letters Bishop leaves to set fire to vessel (3)3 letters Harpsichordist showing character in Athens (3)3 letters Appraised criminal to vanish from sight (9)9 letters Music producer in charge, cold, gets into Volkswagen (7)7 letters Scottish hooligans accepting English demands (5)5 letters Wise individual follows universal practice (5)5 letters A merlin flying? It's neither animal nor vegetable (7)7 letters Batman cooked chicken (6)6 letters Cultivated barley, initially, for good beer (4)4 letters Treatment for injury from tree? Serious (5,3)8 letters Twins damage miniature boxes (6)6 letters Current hot date's back pain (4)4 letters Enlighten drunk aides taking public transport (8)8 letters Tilt automobile even without Victor (6)6 letters Content to scratch itch attentively in conversation (8)8 letters Next, open flies for advocate (8)8 letters Work with German to block joke toy weapon (6)6 letters Wild tale about Mike (6)6 letters Saint breaking law to steal cattle in Oklahoma (6)6 letters Honour revolutionary at last? Do as you're told (4)4 letters Some fear no-one, and win (4)4 letters

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