The Sun Cryptic Crossword 24 September 2025 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 · ACTLongest here · EXPLICATE

The completed grid

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

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All 26 clues

Secretive English quartet in vessel (7)7 letters Sailor, worried, to calm down (5)5 letters Tory deserting solid Greek location (5)5 letters Irish one keeping silver for a time (4,3)7 letters Illustrate moving epic tale about cross (9)9 letters Do work as thespian (3)3 letters Positioned the box (3)3 letters Radical mix setter concocted (9)9 letters Cut short a card game (7)7 letters Astronauts here taking small step (5)5 letters Son to possess smooth face? (5)5 letters Part of mechanism leaking fluid (7)7 letters Secure unstable salvage (6)6 letters Processed meat not wild (4)4 letters Order issue about a river ebbing (8)8 letters Eye part near it ruptured (6)6 letters Just one dropped round in Algarve location (4)4 letters Indian princess has hair a man styled (8)8 letters Abandon The Waste Land? (6)6 letters Fatherly friend keeps a bird (8)8 letters Not a good bet dealing with grand service (8)8 letters Superfluous spears thrown (6)6 letters Unmarried rock singer? (6)6 letters Greek city the worst? Not quite (6)6 letters Act the same on return (4)4 letters Just open a container (4)4 letters

The shortest answer in the 24 September 2025 The Sun Cryptic Crossword is ACT and the longest is EXPLICATE. Looking for an older grid? Every puzzle is filed in the The Sun Cryptic Crossword archive.