The Sun Cryptic Crossword 21 October 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.
1PE2PY3S4NO5SE6JO7BARPEWAA8SHOREUP9ADIOSTPLHRLT10EMOLLIENT11SKISWHO12CREE13PY14HYP15HENRO16WI17AI18R19SURR20ENDE21RCETINEU22KNIFE23TEAROOMUGRHCUB24PENANCE25TESLA
All 28 clues
Broadcast surreptitiously looks for diarist (5)5 lettersJones, confused old boy, gets plastic surgery (4,3)7 lettersReinforce movement of Orpheus (5,2)7 lettersFusses about one providing farewell (5)5 lettersSoftening, O'Neill met Dicky (9)9 lettersAsking to protect runner (3)3 lettersMysterious shout about jeep with front missing (6)6 lettersExtremely happy chicken that quietly interrupts Mark (6)6 lettersCharacter of female leaving carnival (3)3 lettersGive up oddly square plaster (9)9 lettersSome beef in Kentucky repelled cutting tool (5)5 lettersRip holes, with machine, initially, in cafe (7)7 lettersArticle interrupting Vice-President's atonement (7)7 lettersPhysicist's strange tales (5)5 lettersTop of potato fritter, but not with purée (5)5 lettersSuggest rugby player boasted regularly (7)7 lettersCharm of some gospel lyrics (5)5 lettersRelative of revolutionary writer cut (6)6 lettersWhy rats reassembled in dark (7)7 lettersJudge with troubles in prisons (5)5 lettersDefender obtains rum (7)7 lettersCharlie to accumulate report in glowing terms (5,2)7 lettersPlacard new for back door (7)7 lettersGhastly hideout incomplete and small (7)7 lettersTwist and turn and become very weak, but resistance rising (6)6 lettersRule of precipitation announced (5)5 lettersPlay time after walking-stick returned (5)5 lettersAlcoholic drink mostly bad in dance (5)5 letters
The shortest answer in the 21 October 2026 The Sun Cryptic Crossword is SKI and the longest is EMOLLIENT. Looking for an older grid? Every puzzle is filed in the The Sun Cryptic Crossword archive.