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The Sun Crossword August 17 2025 Answers

Sunday puzzle · 56 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all 56 clues from the The Sun Crossword for August 17 2025. Stuck on one? Click the clue to reveal its verified answer, plus every other answer that clue has had across every publisher in our database.

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Across

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ClueLetters#Answer
The mating game? (5)51 AcrossReveal answer → 80s musical (5)51 AcrossReveal answer → Starch idiot put into sparkling wine (7)74 AcrossReveal answer → Manioc (7)74 AcrossReveal answer → Graceful (7)78 AcrossReveal answer → Stylish member in neat arrangement (7)78 AcrossReveal answer → Tipsy male is loose-limbed (5)59 AcrossReveal answer → Supple (5)59 AcrossReveal answer → I'm one who carries for international trader (8)810 AcrossReveal answer → One bringing in goods (8)810 AcrossReveal answer → Republican in club causes terror (4)412 AcrossReveal answer → Unruly youngster (4)412 AcrossReveal answer → Turn on pivot (6)614 AcrossReveal answer → Dancing Elvis with this? (6)614 AcrossReveal answer → Unwell, not succeeding without leader (6)615 AcrossReveal answer → Sickly (6)615 AcrossReveal answer → Scorch (4)418 AcrossReveal answer → Ocean, river and burn (4)418 AcrossReveal answer → Antecedent (8)819 AcrossReveal answer → Boar free after battering ancestor (8)819 AcrossReveal answer → Large sports venue (5)521 AcrossReveal answer → District must accommodate new stadium (5)521 AcrossReveal answer → Invented word (7)722 AcrossReveal answer → Firm in time makes money (7)722 AcrossReveal answer → Heartfelt (7)724 AcrossReveal answer → Corrupt eastern firm (7)724 AcrossReveal answer → Very tired (5)525 AcrossReveal answer → Beat from piano delivered outside (5)525 AcrossReveal answer →

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ClueLetters#Answer
Post-movie list (7)71 DownReveal answer → Believes the last thing shown at cinema? (7)71 DownReveal answer → Sheep (3)32 DownReveal answer → Farm animal in New England (3)32 DownReveal answer → Marine colour (3-5)83 DownReveal answer → Geese ran madly to find shade (3-5)83 DownReveal answer → Food portion (6)64 DownReveal answer → Copper allowed to swallow last of meat chop (6)64 DownReveal answer → Ego (4)45 DownReveal answer → Identity of second Santa helper (4)45 DownReveal answer → Great beyond (9)96 DownReveal answer → Hoped-for future relief with fat dispersed (9)96 DownReveal answer → Information brought in by vehicle (5)57 DownReveal answer → Representative (5)57 DownReveal answer → Sea raider (9)911 DownReveal answer → Pirate very shortly at sea in armed vessel (9)911 DownReveal answer → Skittles (8)813 DownReveal answer → Game bird returned to new home (8)813 DownReveal answer → Nice chap conceals weapon in clothing (7)716 DownReveal answer → Item of attire (7)716 DownReveal answer → Non-neutered feline (6)617 DownReveal answer → Male moggy in an F14? (6)617 DownReveal answer → Body politic say (5)518 DownReveal answer → Condition (5)518 DownReveal answer → Hang on to bar (4)420 DownReveal answer → Put money away (4)420 DownReveal answer → Very good (3)323 DownReveal answer → Unbeatable service from expert (3)323 DownReveal answer →

About this puzzle

This page lists every clue from the The Sun crossword published on Sunday, August 17, 2025. Answers are checked against the completed grid before publishing and live on each clue's own page, so you only see the solutions you ask for. If a clue looks familiar, open it — the same wording often runs in other puzzles with a different answer, and the clue page shows every version we have on record.