The Sun Cryptic Crossword 9 August 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 · PRESSLongest here · PRISONGUARD

The completed grid

26 entries, 13 across and 13 down. Reveal to fill in every solution.

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All 26 clues

Plug colleague's feat regularly after strike (6)6 letters Scribble in green in small chapel on vacation (6)6 letters President beginning to suppress journalists collectively (5)5 letters On raids, somehow try to make these (7)7 letters Serious eastern dances (7)7 letters Wash and scrub at her houses (5)5 letters Criminal air-drops gun for warder (6,5)11 letters Wide specimen that son leaves (5)5 letters Royal privileges in Algeria different (7)7 letters Imposter with mostly low-quality cosmetic product (7)7 letters Raise dancing stars (5)5 letters Multicoloured tie initially worn by spy at end of day (6)6 letters Indicate stream working (6)6 letters Private papers damaged (6)6 letters More straightforward nurse, perhaps, welcoming the French (7)7 letters Follow men losing millions to make legal claim (5)5 letters Vehicle I purchased, 50% off, for large animals (7)7 letters Trick American returning separately (5)5 letters Follow advice and tip when half-cut (6)6 letters Model with money to smarten reception area (7,4)11 letters Quietly drilling into metal structure, at last, in part of church (7)7 letters Trouble arising in boulder caper (7)7 letters Redemption from wild Romans (6)6 letters Checks on fruit (6)6 letters Organise time in factory (5)5 letters Solemn German party (5)5 letters

The shortest answer in the 9 August 2026 The Sun Cryptic Crossword is PRESS and the longest is PRISONGUARD. Looking for an older grid? Every puzzle is filed in the The Sun Cryptic Crossword archive.