The Sun Cryptic Crossword 28 July 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 · ARTLongest here · MARDIGRAS

The completed grid

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

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All 28 clues

Lacking bit of expertise, puts back skin on head (5)5 letters Choose single mother as ideal (7)7 letters Celebration of guilty criminal receiving birch, essentially (7)7 letters Nobleman Oscar entering farm building (5)5 letters Made better international politician wandered around (8)8 letters Coin found in poorly lit cubbyhole at last (4)4 letters Welcome boring female in paradise (6)6 letters Riot in school dance about centre of logo (6)6 letters Walking stick is able to start to energise (4)4 letters Raven is not unusual in ditch (8)8 letters Buzz A's colleague rejected ET? (5)5 letters Covering six deliveries by amateur (7)7 letters Exercise son in chaotic supper (5-2)7 letters Lacking enthusiasm, quietly entered revolutionary weight-loss programme (5)5 letters Mostly trade seafood, being egotistical (7)7 letters Practical skill shown by Bartholomew (3)3 letters Someone who forgives average kebab (8)8 letters Old chap nearly cut by axes? It's a gas (6)6 letters Instrument in container one? (4)4 letters Spoil a grid, surprisingly, with son in festival (5,4)9 letters Cope with loss of antibiotics, initially, for skin problem (5)5 letters Mournful, candid setter's taking time (9)9 letters Toilets at back of restaurant? Most foolish (8)8 letters Second needy oddball is rich (7)7 letters Park up around centre of Andover? Get back (6)6 letters Vice left in area with tents (5)5 letters Responsibility of running America (4)4 letters Friend returned for drink (3)3 letters

The shortest answer in the 28 July 2026 The Sun Cryptic Crossword is ART and the longest is MARDIGRAS. Looking for an older grid? Every puzzle is filed in the The Sun Cryptic Crossword archive.