The Sun Cryptic Crossword 9 May 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 · USELongest here · AUTHORISE

The completed grid

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

1TR2US3S4BO5LL6AR7DASTUEUA8CHEMIST9FUTONICTTHC10TH11ICKSET12FOREUNLR13PR14SOVIET15THEIS16MER17POSA18CONK19MALTREATOT20CROI21AMISH22CROU23TONSOAEPAE24TENDRIL25SENSE

All 28 clues

Tie up mostly genuine second son (5)5 letters Piece of wood going across large lake — something to tie a boat to (7)7 letters Scientist's terrible ethics about monkey's head (7)7 letters Place to rest, feet up time, primarily, before working (5)5 letters Stocky and stupid group (8)8 letters Number reportedly giving warning on golf course (4)4 letters Fight to block drunk in local government council in Russia once? (6)6 letters Belief of those people around Iceland (6)6 letters Head prisoner meets king (4)4 letters Abuse whisky and tear around (8)8 letters Scotsman starting late, having a simple, rural way of life (5)5 letters Intimate companion mostly holding out for fried bread (7)7 letters Minister oddly ignored article showing climbing gear (7)7 letters Appreciate some well-chosen sentences (5)5 letters Understood American historian (7)7 letters Exercise in greenhouses (3)3 letters Punctilious individual shows gummed label around covering top of leaflet (8)8 letters Spread betting's origin, say (6)6 letters Allowed to keep following side (4)4 letters Enable outrageous art house to keep independence (9)9 letters Scandinavian inspiring Charlie to tango? (5)5 letters Cooked tin in oven, showing ingenuity (9)9 letters Quietly passionate, I've made a mistake in PR exercises (5,3)8 letters Meet in a complex for early performance (7)7 letters Unusual place to pen Republic plot (6)6 letters Price to protect a border (5)5 letters Nearly win over cleaner (4)4 letters Beat southern half of Himalayan country (3)3 letters

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