The Sun Crossword February 8 2026 Answers

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Below are all the The Sun Crossword February 8 2026 answers. The Sunday 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#

Kind Republican reordered beverage (5)DRINK5Across1 Swallow liquid (5)DRINK5Across1 Start to suspect blouse, perhaps, with hole is temporary replacement (7)STOPGAP7Across4 Makeshift (7)STOPGAP7Across4 Southeast Asian republic (7)VIETNAM7Across8 Compete with six-footer over maiden in part of Asia (7)VIETNAM7Across8 Head is following second series (5)SPATE5Across9 Flood (5)SPATE5Across9 Harry still on a horse (8)STALLION8Across10 Uncastrated male equine (8)STALLION8Across10 Extremely brave when losing support, ready to be discharged (4)VERY4Across12 So (4)VERY4Across12 Cord (6)STRING6Across14 Police leader accepting rector's yarn (6)STRING6Across14 What is stopping Unite following? (6)BEHIND6Across15 To the rear (6)BEHIND6Across15 Pontiff (4)POPE4Across18 Father Earl is religious leader (4)POPE4Across18 All the gods (8)PANTHEON8Across19 Cat briefly playing in Roman temple (8)PANTHEON8Across19 Apparatus for watching broadcasts (5)TELLY5Across21 Report bit of yoghurt in box (5)TELLY5Across21 Puts forward an accusation (7)ALLEGES7Across22 "All for one" gets oddly ignored in claims (7)ALLEGES7Across22 School subject (7)HISTORY7Across24 That man's Conservative past (7)HISTORY7Across24 Fashionable, young and well-paid middle-class person (5)YUPPY5Across25 Your poppy regularly displayed for 80's city worker (5)YUPPY5Across25

Down

ClueAnswerLettersDirection#

Conceives (7)DEVISES7Down1 Works out in Wiltshire town, reportedly (7)DEVISES7Down1 Rage (3)IRE3Down2 Periodically fierce anger (3)IRE3Down2 Dry wood for starting a fire (8)KINDLING8Down3 Generous Heather provides wood to burn (8)KINDLING8Down3 Biblical character betrayed by Delilah (6)SAMSON6Down4 Small fruit with top cut off for strongman (6)SAMSON6Down4 Expel (4)OUST4Down5 Throw out part of langoustine (4)OUST4Down5 Means of relaying gossip (9)GRAPEVINE9Down6 Method to spread information rep gave in Barking (9)GRAPEVINE9Down6 Faith and compassion about Spain (5)PIETY5Down7 Devotion to God (5)PIETY5Down7 Ancient citadel above Athens (9)ACROPOLIS9Down11 Redesigned cool Paris tourist attraction (9)ACROPOLIS9Down11 Intellectually (8)MENTALLY8Down13 Chaps agree with regard to the mind (8)MENTALLY8Down13 House in Dewsbury empty, disgustingly foul (7)DYNASTY7Down16 Series of rulers from the same family (7)DYNASTY7Down16 Collection of stars (6)GALAXY6Down17 Happy to eat soft chocolate bar (6)GALAXY6Down17 Plot way to kidnap Charlie (5)PATCH5Down18 Piece of material covering a hole (5)PATCH5Down18 Novice in transitory role (4)TYRO4Down20 Beginner (4)TYRO4Down20 Swindle (3)GYP3Down23 Dingy prison conceals torture (3)GYP3Down23

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This page lists every clue and answer from the The Sun crossword published on Sunday, February 8, 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.