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The Sun Crossword August 31 2026 Answers

Monday puzzle · 52 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the The Sun Crossword August 31 2026 answers. The Monday 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#
Snake and rodent let out with rook (7)RATTLER7Across8 Something that makes short, hard sounds (7)RATTLER7Across8 Machine for lifting heavy weights (5)CRANE5Across9 One with long legs sprinted into church (5)CRANE5Across9 In France, it's protecting husband's trunk (5)CHEST5Across10 Thorax (5)CHEST5Across10 Said din is outrageous, showing feeling of contempt (7)DISDAIN7Across11 Scorn (7)DISDAIN7Across11 Has muddled famous footballer's son? That's irregular (9)SHAPELESS9Across12 Amorphous (9)SHAPELESS9Across12 Are books of the bible for six-footer? (3)ANT3Across15 Social insect (3)ANT3Across15 Now and again, bruise coach (3)BUS3Across16 Large passenger vehicle (3)BUS3Across16 Criterion (9)YARDSTICK9Across17 Small biting mite with three feet at the front as standard (9)YARDSTICK9Across17 Heard rumour describing body part (7)EARDRUM7Across20 Skin that vibrates in contact with sound waves (7)EARDRUM7Across20 Fit out (5)EQUIP5Across22 Supply end to fine joke (5)EQUIP5Across22 Hiding-place for treasure (5)CACHE5Across24 Reserve status cut (5)CACHE5Across24 Observable (7)VISIBLE7Across25 Very hilarious, scratching head in sight (7)VISIBLE7Across25

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Strengthens (6)BRACES6Down1 Couples hurry to pack bikinis for vacation (6)BRACES6Down1 Inflamed swelling on eyelid (4)STYE4Down2 Eye complaint in pig pen picked up (4)STYE4Down2 It will get you nowhere, according to idiom (8)FLATTERY8Down3 Sweet talk following second year (8)FLATTERY8Down3 Apparatus to control a horse (6)BRIDLE6Down4 Shot bird? The French check (6)BRIDLE6Down4 Book of the New Testament, in brief (4)ACTS4Down5 Parts of play upset cast (4)ACTS4Down5 Buddhist priest in vehicle with one dish (8)CALAMARI8Down6 Cooked squid (8)CALAMARI8Down6 Plant cultivated (notably by Jimmy Carter) for its edible seeds (6)PEANUT6Down7 Surprisingly, up ante for legume (6)PEANUT6Down7 Separate some dustcarts backing up (8)ABSTRACT8Down13 Summary (8)ABSTRACT8Down13 South American writes introduction to elegy in intermission (8)SUSPENSE8Down14 Anxiety (8)SUSPENSE8Down14 Make White Lightning, initially, in sandy area (6)BLEACH6Down16 Household product containing sodium hypochlorite (6)BLEACH6Down16 Take away (6)REMOVE6Down18 Get rid of space to wander around Downs (6)REMOVE6Down18 Former swimmer, one who's asleep? (6)KIPPER6Down19 Smoked herring (6)KIPPER6Down19 Official going round European bank (4)REEF4Down21 Line of rocks near sea's surface (4)REEF4Down21 Boss of very large aircraft leaving Japan (4)UMBO4Down23 Central boss of shield (4)UMBO4Down23

About this puzzle

This page lists every clue and answer from the The Sun crossword published on Monday, August 31, 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.