The Sun Cryptic Crossword 24 May 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.
1SP2RA3T4FA5CT6OR7YHEOIOFE8ANDANTE9LIFERRFINOAE10POLICEDOG11LAVASNA12JOGG13LE14NEL15SONAO16MC17SP18A19BRIM20STON21EMNSAERA22INGOT23SHERPASNEEMKIE24ETRURIA25SPOOL
All 28 clues
Idiot following small swimmer (5)5 lettersTruth or honesty ultimately works (7)7 lettersWith stake, play fairly slowly (7)7 lettersPrisoner's unusual flier (5)5 lettersCrime fighter killed in swimming pool by German (6,3)9 lettersJohn's hot stuff, mostly (3)3 lettersRun slowly with broken leg, and shake (6)6 lettersFlannels only partially hold (6)6 lettersNearly fight in spring (3)3 lettersMobster in Barking's yellow butterfly (9)9 lettersWatching others coating lump of metal (5)5 lettersNoted mountaineers' strange phrases (7)7 lettersEnd of the largely correct broadcast about ancient country (7)7 lettersWind spirals around (5)5 lettersTop of sawing instrument is jagged (5)5 lettersReportedly studied female prisoner's warning signal (3,4)7 lettersSome sit on ice to get boost (5)5 lettersDiscovers earth is boring for cruel people (6)6 lettersCompany record on most of modern European city (7)7 lettersRank a large selection of internal organs (5)5 lettersEven Ray is drunk in Asian capital (7)7 lettersGerman agreed bit of stone belonging to me is pale yellow (7)7 lettersRob lets out crustacean (7)7 lettersRio cops fixed sign (7)7 lettersMale, one in the role of mother, produces foul vapours (6)6 lettersIrritate park officer scratching head (5)5 lettersLooks for Kelvin in bishops' offices (5)5 lettersStand, because oddly ignored by the Spanish (5)5 letters
The shortest answer in the 24 May 2026 The Sun Cryptic Crossword is LAV and the longest is POLICEDOG. Looking for an older grid? Every puzzle is filed in the The Sun Cryptic Crossword archive.