The Sun Cryptic Crossword 31 October 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 · PERLongest here · ROLEMODEL

The completed grid

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

1SH2RU3G4SC5OO6TE7RUARHTRE8GONDOLA9HOURSAKONEME10ROLEMODEL11PEREYLV12MASC13OT14SOL15ACEER16UM17AS18S19BEMY20GUES21TNCIPRRR22DEALT23ITEMISEELARACA24REPULSE25TRAIT

All 28 clues

Rush around with bit of Gallic gesture of indifference (5)5 letters Small water bird regularly heard motorcycle (7)7 letters Criminal on a gold boat (7)7 letters Hotel belonging to us for quite a while (5)5 letters Somehow, older mole is good example (4,5)9 letters For each exercise, run (3)3 letters Lucky charm miles before racecourse (6)6 letters Very brilliant guards left consolation (6)6 letters Idiot from Grassington (3)3 letters Get emus by working? Please do (2,2,5)9 letters Coped as some made alterations (5)5 letters Record discloses I met international Revolutionary Guards (7)7 letters Check on sign of life (7)7 letters Characteristic difficulty initially ignored (5)5 letters American turned up with fish in sweet substance (5)5 letters Nearly without status, irritates (7)7 letters Good space to smarten (5)5 letters Drink with coy nurses (6)6 letters Books welcome for tragic character (7)7 letters Content to get rum punch for President (5)5 letters Fund action to take after fault? (7)7 letters Wind me with spheroid, essentially (7)7 letters Blair to broadcast in ring road (7)7 letters Crimea bombed by a country (7)7 letters I'm not sure rage overwhelms quiet judge (6)6 letters Clasp damaged skin under hair (5)5 letters Excellent jar picked up (5)5 letters Turkey to consume free feast (5)5 letters

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