The Sun Cryptic Crossword 29 August 2026 answers
This puzzle has 26 clues. Select any clue to see its solution and every other puzzle it has appeared in.
The completed grid
26 entries, 13 across and 13 down. Reveal to fill in every solution.
1SA2DD3LE4E5DI6TO7RCIU8BIHE9RIVAL10RUSSIANIELETCT11BARISTA12ANKLEESSNR13DEV14ASTATI15NG16SSPO17D18TR19AMP20LA21YOVERUPHAEEA22DORMANT23ALLOWIOLESTU24ORNATE25STAYUP
All 26 clues
Unhappy, led astray in rider's seat (6)6 lettersJournalist tried desperately to bag Oscar (6)6 lettersVictor overwhelmed by Iranian cash for opponent (5)5 lettersMuscovite, perhaps, from USSR in a broadcast (7)7 lettersCoffee seller is a brat, surprisingly (7)7 lettersJoint article about moose (5)5 lettersDave tasting liquid can be highly traumatic (11)11 lettersReturning in the afternoon, a right vagrant (5)5 lettersPartner taking a year break in journey in America (7)7 lettersEasily manipulated person, short of love around noon, is resting (7)7 lettersPermit everything that is painful (5)5 lettersBananas are not fancy (6)6 lettersAvoid relegation, for example, excited to take eighth spot in competition (4,2)6 lettersPlagiarism bores south-eastern writer (6)6 lettersVarious loons, maybe back in servitude (7)7 lettersLarge seabirds ignoring the first calm intervals (5)5 lettersFar-off Tardis tantalises hosts (7)7 lettersStupid husband bitten by bloodsucking mite (5)5 lettersGo in after Republican tenant (6)6 lettersPart of chicken portion found in PPE? (11)11 lettersWhen to stop covering top of path in paving material (7)7 lettersStrange lot envy curiosity (7)7 lettersBoss I love is in atelier (6)6 lettersStop Unionists welcoming Green (4,2)6 lettersSome governor parked the wrong way in approach to the green (5)5 lettersUnknown bridge player's fungus (5)5 letters
The shortest answer in the 29 August 2026 The Sun Cryptic Crossword is RIVAL and the longest is DEVASTATING. Looking for an older grid? Every puzzle is filed in the The Sun Cryptic Crossword archive.