The Sun Cryptic Crossword 31 March 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 · PICKLongest here · APPLEPIE

The completed grid

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

1PI2CK3A4PP5LE6PI7EOR8LUAER9REAGENT10SPRIGPSPTSFO11ONSET12EXODUSIORS13S14SH15RANK16P17ARENTEE18ALO19EDI20TOR21GR22OWN23TMEMOSI24SMEAR25PARTAKEAASIEKS26RETREATS27BAIT

All 28 clues

Choose photograph over the phone (4)4 letters Dessert very quietly covered in beer, with pride, oddly (5,3)8 letters Something that reacts is concerning spy (7)7 letters Shoot soprano and puritan (5)5 letters Where you might find a director beginning (5)5 letters Book escape (6)6 letters Withdrew bad shot around river (6)6 letters Prune books of the bible for mum, perhaps (6)6 letters Journalist desperately tried to hide nothing (6)6 letters Overheard sigh that's developed (5)5 letters Stuffs up conserving energy? That's slander (5)5 letters Bit long, it's said, to consume (7)7 letters Goes back regarding indulgences (8)8 letters It tempts one in club (4)4 letters Disappointing, half-hearted model welcoming international swimmer (8)8 letters Some kiss sarcastic revolutionary, which is insensitive (5)5 letters Piano, say, in golf club (6)6 letters Catch girl with ring (5)5 letters Pass through an electrical safeguard (7)7 letters Lifted fairy-tale giant, therefore (4)4 letters Audibly pounced on bit of ancient Greece (6)6 letters Most rigid Stetson I supply (8)8 letters Reported studied gathering of people hunting lamb? (3,4)7 letters Bill Clinton's vice: half-naked carnage (2,4)6 letters Provide F1 repair area with key equipment — possibly a smelly place (6)6 letters Brusque after seeing hosts (5)5 letters Oscar's also known as Naomi? (5)5 letters Russian leader upset procrastinating hosts (4)4 letters

The shortest answer in the 31 March 2026 The Sun Cryptic Crossword is PICK and the longest is APPLEPIE. Looking for an older grid? Every puzzle is filed in the The Sun Cryptic Crossword archive.