The Sun Cryptic Crossword 28 August 2025 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 · LOTLongest here · ROOSEVELT

The completed grid

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

1SH2AV3E4CA5SC6AD7EUIRRTVV8PARTAKE9AMAZEEPSPRIN10ROOSEVELT11LOTRSLE12SITU13PS14DEI15CERHL16CA17AS18S19ABAN20DONE21DMKCNRTO22BRAVE23ICELANDLTBNGTG24EYESORE25SCARE

All 28 clues

Sons need to remove stubble (5)5 letters A CD case broken in fall (7)7 letters Share portion with baker removing crusts (7)7 letters Surprise in a puzzle (5)5 letters President to resolve battles (9)9 letters Batch among several others (3)3 letters MI6 keeping sheep for exercises (3-3)6 letters English cider could be clearer (6)6 letters Donkey in Guardiola's side (3)3 letters A northern man in a bed unoccupied (9)9 letters Courageous bishop to talk wildly (5)5 letters One candle lit in cool place? (7)7 letters Seer angry in hideous building (7)7 letters With unsightly mark European causing fright (5)5 letters Great evening meal down by a piano? (5)5 letters Gatwick Express reaching harbour (7)7 letters Delete from opera season (5)5 letters French food recipes one left out (6)6 letters Shock rattles terribly (7)7 letters A curtain said to be useful (5)5 letters Flat race doesn't need a versatile horse (7)7 letters Quiet walk or unsteady one (7)7 letters Drug substitute in location: Bilbao's outskirts (7)7 letters Choral work in prison farewell (7)7 letters Barker beginning to cross a square (6)6 letters Fish and steak prepared (5)5 letters Doctor for example initially studying remains (5)5 letters Cleverly escape Kansas City (5)5 letters

The shortest answer in the 28 August 2025 The Sun Cryptic Crossword is LOT and the longest is ROOSEVELT. Looking for an older grid? Every puzzle is filed in the The Sun Cryptic Crossword archive.