The Sun Cryptic Crossword 6 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 · BARLongest here · IMITATIVE

The completed grid

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

1DE2BU3G4SP5EC6IE7SEAEHRMH8CURATOR9SNIDEORIETE10RE11TAINER12BAITUODK13PT14MEADOW15POLIC16EDF17MSVA18CUSP19WARINESSHT20URTT21AMONG22BRIT23TLEROLLVAR24MALAISE25EGGON

All 28 clues

Brief first appearance good to remove faults (5)5 letters Notices that lech essentially bores group with common characteristics (7)7 letters One in charge of scoundrel rejected schedule (7)7 letters Nasty fish chasing Poles (5)5 letters Servant prepared a terrine (8)8 letters Lure bishop next to island (4)4 letters From time to time, demand to stop to cut field (6)6 letters I'll mostly cope with changes in the constabulary (6)6 letters Point, second in competition (4)4 letters Fight current head, getting caution (8)8 letters In the midst of working to block dodgy mag (5)5 letters Left bitter, twisted and frail (7)7 letters E-mails a criminal, showing complex problems (7)7 letters Snogged revolutionary guards to encourage (3,2)5 letters Etiquette of furnishing? I'm not sure (7)7 letters Save Rod (3)3 letters Forget ID damaged in ditch (3,3,2)8 letters Ogre going round island? Scream (6)6 letters Irish player seemingly hides (4)4 letters Limits natives rejecting outsiders, being unoriginal (9)9 letters Cover these bananas (5)5 letters Amphibians too large for fungus (9)9 letters Optimistic gothic writer receiving unusual visit (8)8 letters Festival new from Japan? (7)7 letters Ramble around rock (6)6 letters Fetish beginning to cause injury (5)5 letters Fruit found in Puglia (4)4 letters Strange, ignoring odd characters' label (3)3 letters

The shortest answer in the 6 October 2026 The Sun Cryptic Crossword is BAR and the longest is IMITATIVE. Looking for an older grid? Every puzzle is filed in the The Sun Cryptic Crossword archive.