The Sun Cryptic Crossword 9 October 2025 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 · RUTLongest here · STATEMENT

The completed grid

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

1BA2CK3S4CA5SC6AD7EAOHLTML8SURFACE9ABOVEISLVRUC10STATEMENT11RUTIRLO12ABRU13PT14DEI15CERFO16LA17FA18B19MOIS20TENE21DARPAUTR22BRAVE23INSTATELCISKTS24EREMITE25SPARS

All 28 clues

Second son in delightful Cambridge area (5)5 letters Fall of scoundrel involved in case (7)7 letters Rise of expert wave-rider? (7)7 letters Senior to old Victor in Lincoln? (5)5 letters Nation intended to hear report (9)9 letters Wheel track noticed in Redruth (3)3 letters Short sailor put out crossing river (6)6 letters English cider could be clearer (6)6 letters Remarkable female born on first of April (3)3 letters Wet Tom denied being silly (9)9 letters Courageous bishop to talk wildly (5)5 letters Where important people lie about being late? (2,5)7 letters Ascetic Europeans without authority (7)7 letters Boxes mostly thin on the ground (5)5 letters One tucks into fish heart (5)5 letters Pirate in crude song broadcast (7)7 letters Oil source has excited the French (5)5 letters Conservative student always bright (6)6 letters Shock rattles terribly (7)7 letters Affair a regret that's curtailed (5)5 letters European Court function set up to protect voter (7)7 letters Warm female in a tale by Aesop? (7)7 letters City buried English couple after ceremony (7)7 letters Work in tin and steel company (7)7 letters Lies badly about AI network (6)6 letters Couple of British people (5)5 letters Polish PM's long teeth (5)5 letters Frock in Andre's shop (5)5 letters

The shortest answer in the 9 October 2025 The Sun Cryptic Crossword is RUT and the longest is STATEMENT. Looking for an older grid? Every puzzle is filed in the The Sun Cryptic Crossword archive.