The Sun Cryptic Crossword 23 July 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 · ERALongest here · SHOWTRIAL

The completed grid

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

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All 28 clues

Brown pies surprisingly advanced (5)5 letters Will copy investigation about a Tesla (7)7 letters Elon claiming psi is letter in Greek alphabet (7)7 letters Loathe being blocked in by son in hurry (5)5 letters Terrible short wail in judicial sham (4,5)9 letters Many years are back-to-front (3)3 letters Age of friend going round ancient Sumerian city (6)6 letters Impart culture to and from Warsaw? (6)6 letters I'm annoyed, and oddly brash (3)3 letters Row unable to change party (3,6)9 letters Unwell following extremely tender warbling sound (5)5 letters Iran bombed around vehicle in peaceful state? (7)7 letters Cat and deer playing responded (7)7 letters Smell of small coin (5)5 letters Rejected candies half-heartedly, for hearty meals (5)5 letters Idiot stopping to pull a face, and faint (4,3)7 letters Assign America with tariff, after reflecting (5)5 letters Bet about detective being learned person (6)6 letters Books welcome for Shakespearean character (7)7 letters Passage from a body of land surrounded by water (5)5 letters It's said I was here, to begin with? Nonsense (7)7 letters Male crustacean decapitated for Don? (7)7 letters Little circle in covering letter (7)7 letters Press silver with bit of engineering in long metalwork session (4,3)7 letters Todd, on vacation, drinking booze, leading to wound (6)6 letters Port provided in hospital next to a bar, essentially (5)5 letters Embarrassed to display tapestry (5)5 letters Like to have crumble outside, and joint (5)5 letters

The shortest answer in the 23 July 2026 The Sun Cryptic Crossword is ERA and the longest is SHOWTRIAL. Looking for an older grid? Every puzzle is filed in the The Sun Cryptic Crossword archive.