The Sun Crossword August 23 2026 Answers

Sunday puzzle · 52 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the The Sun Crossword August 23 2026 answers. The Sunday puzzle has 52 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#

Try to stop dribble in tap (6)SPIGOT6Across1 Stopper for vent hole of cask (6)SPIGOT6Across1 Fantastic amount of paper in outskirts of Dewsbury (6)DREAMY6Across5 Full of sleepy thoughts (6)DREAMY6Across5 Auditor's run away from bloodsucker (4)FLEA4Across8 Wingless jumping insect (4)FLEA4Across8 Authenticate unusual Senorita (8)NOTARISE8Across9 Attest, with legal authority (8)NOTARISE8Across9 Commercial activity of coaches welcoming in soprano (8)BUSINESS8Across10 One's affairs (8)BUSINESS8Across10 Fine suggestion when cycling (4)THIN4Across11 Slim (4)THIN4Across11 Panic about piece of chocolate being difficult to get hold of (6)SCARCE6Across12 Not plentiful (6)SCARCE6Across12 Discount removing facial hair without husband (6)SAVING6Across15 Rescuing (6)SAVING6Across15 Relating to the mouth (4)ORAL4Across17 Examination demoralises nurses (4)ORAL4Across17 Increasing intensity by sympathetic vibration (8)RESONANT8Across19 Ringing about male child, six-footer (8)RESONANT8Across19 Infectious disease in cattle (8)BLACKLEG8Across22 Plead to include Miss Luxembourg, one not striking (8)BLACKLEG8Across22 4840 square yards (4)ACRE4Across23 Rector interrupting fine service in Israeli city (4)ACRE4Across23 Devoted sycophant (6)LAPDOG6Across24 Leave Dutch friend heading west for shih tzu, perhaps (6)LAPDOG6Across24 Coin of the ancient Hebrews (6)SHEKEL6Across25 Son to lean over king to get bread in Jerusalem (6)SHEKEL6Across25

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Spiced rice, often with meat or fish (5)PILAU5Down2 Around one, Paul distributed rice dish (5)PILAU5Down2 Feature of mountain regions (7)GLACIER7Down3 Mass of ice, large, endlessly moving? (7)GLACIER7Down3 1000 kg (5)TONNE5Down4 New, not nearly new, unit of weight (5)TONNE5Down4 Loathes (7)DETESTS7Down5 Hates extremely disruptive exams (7)DETESTS7Down5 White heron (5)EGRET5Down6 Bird, say, cruelty oddly ignored (5)EGRET5Down6 Yearn for one running task (7)MISSION7Down7 Bombing raid, perhaps (7)MISSION7Down7 Inner whorl of petals (7)COROLLA7Down13 My love turned over everything in part of flower (7)COROLLA7Down13 Soft material inserted into body cavity (7)EARPLUG7Down14 Damaged pale rug that can help one sleep (7)EARPLUG7Down14 Give Ant terrible wine (7)VINTAGE7Down16 Season's yield of grapes (7)VINTAGE7Down16 Easily understood (5)LUCID5Down18 Clear liquid, perhaps with no head, containing hint of cherry (5)LUCID5Down18 Long, deep breaths (5)SIGHS5Down20 Groans' magnitude reported (5)SIGHS5Down20 Carer (5)NURSE5Down21 Look after back sores, running somewhat (5)NURSE5Down21

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This page lists every clue and answer from the The Sun crossword published on Sunday, August 23, 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.