The Sun Cryptic Crossword 26 August 2026 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 · RIDLongest here · THRESHOLD

The completed grid

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

1B2OA3T4RU5TH6LE7SSPRIHEL8HERALD9REMAINRIEUV10CAUTI11OUS12REEDONHR13D14EBRIS15OF16FISHMLLL17LOS18S19ANDROG20ENTCURR21OILRIG22GOITREVUHESO23VERBATIM24TURF

All 26 clues

Open water vehicle buoyant from time to time (4)4 letters Without mercy, battered hustlers (8)8 letters Publicly announce content to other aldermen (6)6 letters Stay in space in shower? (6)6 letters American blocking reduced promises to pay, being watchful (8)8 letters Grass study announced (4)4 letters Strangely, rebids for rubbish (6)6 letters Aloof with respect to turbot, perhaps (6)6 letters Deprivation of some rissoles on the counter (4)4 letters Male sex hormone no danger to flies (8)8 letters Young woman I love rejected platform (3,3)6 letters Try it on, getting complaint (6)6 letters Unusual ambivert? Exactly (8)8 letters One leaving apple, for example, over in thick grass (4)4 letters No-hoper apparently presenting musical show (5)5 letters Feature essentially amoral Judas (7)7 letters Free journey on horseback reduced (3)3 letters Held short bananas in doorway (9)9 letters The French returned strange creature from Madagascar (5)5 letters Thin pieces of small organ on top of stomach (7)7 letters Parson's laughter somewhat offensive (9)9 letters Electronic note during relocation is sensitive (7)7 letters Shopkeeper flirts terribly, receiving nothing (7)7 letters Extremely specific massage and clean (5)5 letters Fear shaving head — a mistake (5)5 letters Stone periodically agleam (3)3 letters

The shortest answer in the 26 August 2026 The Sun Cryptic Crossword is RID and the longest is THRESHOLD. Looking for an older grid? Every puzzle is filed in the The Sun Cryptic Crossword archive.