The Sun Cryptic Crossword 29 September 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 · ILLLongest here · ASSERTIVE

The completed grid

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

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All 28 clues

Moment Oscar overwhelmed by drink (5)5 letters Our gate is broken — scandal (7)7 letters Mostly correct to drink beer in state capital (7)7 letters Receive stolen goods from European during break (5)5 letters Frequently dance after son's game (8)8 letters Beg Republican blocking wages (4)4 letters "Inspect cars", he snarled (6)6 letters One's spotted Mark in boring party with Oscar (6)6 letters City in Somerset hit hard (4)4 letters A load of cool chaps in street (8)8 letters Stop roughly, having run to replace uniform (5)5 letters Dancing, briefly lingered, confused (7)7 letters Justify extremely dire start of rally (7)7 letters Set off home for beer mug (5)5 letters Problem with muscle strength is following cuts (7)7 letters I left fifty in trouble (3)3 letters Dog behind line of traffic (8)8 letters Postponed working with husband of long standing (2,4)6 letters Rant about lake (4)4 letters Confident, revises at ground (9)9 letters Admission: English knight shot (5)5 letters Irritable father to do something over promises of payment (9)9 letters Squeeze together in school on ship (8)8 letters Figure can go to Barking (7)7 letters Cleaner gets half-cut, for a fee (6)6 letters Bishop carried out first of demands for Mark with a hot iron (5)5 letters Small sailor is celebrity (4)4 letters Reserve church after one (3)3 letters

The shortest answer in the 29 September 2026 The Sun Cryptic Crossword is ILL and the longest is ASSERTIVE. Looking for an older grid? Every puzzle is filed in the The Sun Cryptic Crossword archive.