The Sun Cryptic Crossword 26 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 · YETLongest here · CIVILWARS

The completed grid

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

1CA2RO3L4PA5IN6TE7ROEIRMEO8MOVABLE9POLIOIIEFALS10CIVILWARS11YETABSE12MELO13DY14ZEP15HYRUE16FA17SA18D19PROG20RAMM21EIELRHSX22COMBO23MAESTRIAORAUEL24LENIENT25MERGE

All 28 clues

Returning chloracne overwhelming girl (5)5 letters Playwright welcoming American artist? (7)7 letters Like a feast, idiomatically — last of ham and eggs flowed, largely (7)7 letters Complaint from one probing Volkswagen (5)5 letters Battles in which one might get friendly fire? (5,4)9 letters Still you expect treats to begin with (3)3 letters My housing benefit rejected, creating strain (6)6 letters Wind starts to zigzag everywhere; please have yachts restrained (6)6 letters Unhappy, the German returned (3)3 letters Almost forced to follow kind of rock show (9)9 letters Oscar following search for jazz band (5)5 letters I stream strange virtuosos (7)7 letters Merciful Russian tyrant welcoming English tenor (7)7 letters Meet in summer gear (5)5 letters Illustrated magazine is universal, lacking a bit of seriousness (5)5 letters Renaissance of old Volvo concerning large stores (7)7 letters Defamation of artist thrown out by politician (5)5 letters Backwards roll entertains official in house (6)6 letters Current politician, idiot, close to complete stalemate (7)7 letters Box like Swiss William? (5)5 letters Toreros abused male animal (7)7 letters Perhaps Annie's terrible claims overwhelming university (7)7 letters Condemn half-hearted profound traditions (7)7 letters Hate Mrs Batty's pet (7)7 letters In favour of rug arrangement (6)6 letters Fiend made money bags (5)5 letters Discharge area announced (5)5 letters Regularly replied about football team's banishment (5)5 letters

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