The Sun Cryptic Crossword 4 April 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 · REFLongest here · SPOTCHECK

The completed grid

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

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All 28 clues

Go away from swindle taking in Republican (5)5 letters Bachelor's shortly to become music producer (7)7 letters Former partner sat open to the elements (7)7 letters Scratching head, walk like a duck to confuse (5)5 letters Sketch cop performing unannounced inspection (4-5)9 letters Official concerning female (3)3 letters Charlie hated running free (6)6 letters Gangster welcoming main criminal brute (6)6 letters Like hard wood (3)3 letters Chases sow around exhibits (9)9 letters Some last rites well-trodden (5)5 letters Acting great Hardy, perhaps, going round Italy (7)7 letters Preserve slide around New Year (7)7 letters Error from boss ultimately ignored (5)5 letters Looks for religious adherents over the phone (5)5 letters Knock Airport missing character's emotional bond (7)7 letters Greek character thus giving instrumental performance (5)5 letters Evil German creature (6)6 letters Surprisingly, elks can be inactive (7)7 letters Instruct gold and ruby to be returned (5)5 letters Fund Lee to change as necessary (7)7 letters Drive with a small twitch, which is extreme (7)7 letters Reservoir on this side of bird? (7)7 letters Dog and master moving with difficulty (7)7 letters Community of settlers like punctuation? (6)6 letters This country and Riyadh oddly ignored rejected Japanese work (5)5 letters Caught fish with stick (5)5 letters Son with desire for sudden powerful movement (5)5 letters

The shortest answer in the 4 April 2026 The Sun Cryptic Crossword is REF and the longest is SPOTCHECK. Looking for an older grid? Every puzzle is filed in the The Sun Cryptic Crossword archive.