The Sun Cryptic Crossword 22 May 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 · ASHLongest here · COVERNOTE

The completed grid

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

1SP2AI3N4MI5NI6CA7BTSIEAOU8ETHANOL9NOVELAELAEG10LI11BATION12TREETEIW13HN14HUNGER15MEMOI16RSS17HATE18ALTO19DAYDREAMPO20BZGO21HIKER22AVEN23GERIEIRANS24DESPOND25ROUSE

All 28 clues

Car trip across a country (5)5 letters Brief note about black taxi (7)7 letters Supply a new hotel alcohol (7)7 letters Victor entertained by Christmas story (5)5 letters Harry in Bali to drink (8)8 letters Perhaps Hazel must re-energise hosts (4)4 letters Desire her 23 bananas (6)6 letters Setter second, I start to reckon, in historical account (6)6 letters Furthermore, having bit of treatment for soprano singer (4)4 letters A yen to stop madder criminal's fantasy (8)8 letters Walker greeting half-cut muppet (5)5 letters Engrave rocks for Black Widow? (7)7 letters Oddly, dress next to pool, and lose hope (7)7 letters Wake up Oscar, overwhelmed by trick (5)5 letters Underhand behaviour of the last crook (7)7 letters Wood is in fashion (3)3 letters Einstein's strange decade (8)8 letters Mature male cowardly, but not at first (6)6 letters Grandma hiding bananas? On the contrary (4)4 letters Temporary certification from number in secret hideout's centre (5,4)9 letters Overflow of blue liquid around top of grate (5)5 letters Cricketer fine during setback next to Scottish mountains (3,6)9 letters Had terrible rage about European bowler? (8)8 letters Shame concerning TV detective (7)7 letters Arizona in difficult problem (6)6 letters A leader in parasitology concealed small insect (5)5 letters Bishop with port and spirit (4)4 letters Sign up to display antelope (3)3 letters

The shortest answer in the 22 May 2026 The Sun Cryptic Crossword is ASH and the longest is COVERNOTE. Looking for an older grid? Every puzzle is filed in the The Sun Cryptic Crossword archive.