The Sun Cryptic Crossword 5 April 2026 answers

This puzzle has 26 clues. Select any clue to see its solution and every other puzzle it has appeared in.

26 clues13×13 gridShortest here · FETELongest here · SERGEANT

The completed grid

26 entries, 14 across and 12 down. Reveal to fill in every solution.

1G2OO3FE4D5HU6ST7LEMRUAHA8FETE9SERGEANTGITVLG10GARGOYLE11LAUDHSI12M13ATTE14D15TI16RADEBEE17BOI18L19CO20MMAN21DOLOEILR22WINDMILL23IRONSGVASV24CHEESE25NUTMEG

All 26 clues

Made an error, as sentimentality fostered (6)6 letters Sleuth destroyed swindle (6)6 letters Celebration of unusual feet (4)4 letters Officer set anger off (8)8 letters Fish oil reportedly contains bit of gluten? It's grotesque (8)8 letters Praise former F1 champion, briefly (4)4 letters Matthew and Edward tangled (6)6 letters Tense, I read out diatribe (6)6 letters Heat beefy drink missing essential ingredients (4)4 letters Soldier showing butterfly? Nod excitedly (8)8 letters Electricity generator's coil getting millions sick (8)8 letters Metal found in environment (4)4 letters Dairy product is revolutionary at Easter, oddly (6)6 letters Head girl showing spice (6)6 letters Letter from overseas from some gamekeepers (5)5 letters Scare about European cargo (7)7 letters Grubby work overwhelming society (5)5 letters Henry raves about temperature for crop-gathering (7)7 letters That woman will bomb (5)5 letters Sluggish Catalan guides hosts (7)7 letters Get rid of a bishop from Poland losing head (7)7 letters Get diamonds for Republican fool (7)7 letters Retails bananas for painter (7)7 letters Ogled pants in gatekeeper's cottage (5)5 letters I left to stop chap in fashion centre (5)5 letters Nearly finished after doctor controlled vehicle (5)5 letters

The shortest answer in the 5 April 2026 The Sun Cryptic Crossword is FETE and the longest is SERGEANT. Looking for an older grid? Every puzzle is filed in the The Sun Cryptic Crossword archive.