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The Sun Crossword August 17 2026 Answers

Monday puzzle · 56 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the The Sun Crossword August 17 2026 answers. The Monday puzzle has 56 clues; every answer has been verified. Click any clue to see every answer it has ever had, across every publisher in our database.

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Tantrum left son reflecting (5)STROP5Across1 Strip of leather for sharpening razors (5)STROP5Across1 Article about narration (7)RECITAL7Across4 Detailed statement of figures (7)RECITAL7Across4 Young tree (7)SAPLING7Across8 Sign pal wasted youth (7)SAPLING7Across8 After seven, somewhat brusque (5)TERSE5Across9 Concise (5)TERSE5Across9 Current politician rambled, and got better (8)IMPROVED8Across10 Enhanced (8)IMPROVED8Across10 American President is plant (4)BUSH4Across12 Woody growth smaller than a tree (4)BUSH4Across12 Something small but valuable (6)NUGGET6Across14 Get gun out for lump of gold? (6)NUGGET6Across14 Crazed individual lost caiman (6)MANIAC6Across15 Enthusiast (6)MANIAC6Across15 Sliding frame (4)SASH4Across18 Soprano remains in band (4)SASH4Across18 Lotion (8)OINTMENT8Across19 Unguent's unusual mint tone (8)OINTMENT8Across19 Vigorous (5)ALIVE5Across21 A source of oil, initially lost, is extant (5)ALIVE5Across21 Member of the Rat Pack (7)SINATRA7Across22 Crooner upset artisan (7)SINATRA7Across22 Something to do while the sun shines, proverbially (4,3)MAKEHAY7Across24 According to Spooner, fish might produce dried grass (4,3)MAKEHAY7Across24 Air-filled cavity in the skull (5)SINUS5Across25 Do something naughty with American in cavity (5)SINUS5Across25

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Sitting of court, for example (7)SESSION7Down1 Period of elevated sounds around start of September (7)SESSION7Down1 Type of music (3)RAP3Down2 Knock standard boomerangs (3)RAP3Down2 Lag (8)PRISONER8Down3 Romeo ropes in criminal, one in jail (8)PRISONER8Down3 Rocky (6)RUGGED6Down4 Strong-featured, with a toupee? (6)RUGGED6Down4 Large town (4)CITY4Down5 It is found in outskirts of Coventry, a metropolis (4)CITY4Down5 Stone often used in jewellery (9)TURQUOISE9Down6 Blue bananas quite sour (9)TURQUOISE9Down6 Freeloader in shelter next to church (5)LEECH5Down7 Creature sometimes used in medicine (5)LEECH5Down7 Child's toy with a spring (4,5)POGOSTICK9Down11 Bouncer in post office to leave with glue (4,5)POGOSTICK9Down11 Town not far from Battle in south-east England (8)HASTINGS8Down13 Hot ash initially is painful in Sussex town (8)HASTINGS8Down13 Weapon of university teacher's first in class (7)CUTLASS7Down16 Short sword (7)CUTLASS7Down16 Enclosure for farm animals (6)PIGSTY6Down17 Compassion about German society in a mess (6)PIGSTY6Down17 Sudden contraction in health centre starts to stress medic (5)SPASM5Down18 Involuntary muscular tightening (5)SPASM5Down18 Network quietly, following setter (4)MESH4Down20 Net-like material (4)MESH4Down20 Container for food such as soup (3)TIN3Down23 Final bit of investment in metal (3)TIN3Down23

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This page lists every clue and answer from the The Sun crossword published on Monday, August 17, 2026. Answers are checked against the completed grid before publishing. 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.