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The Sun Crossword July 16 2025 Answers

Wednesday puzzle · 52 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all 52 clues from the The Sun Crossword for July 16 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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Back in time Chinese feel pained (7)78 AcrossReveal answer → Fret (7)78 AcrossReveal answer → Chalcedony (5)59 AcrossReveal answer → Bodies in ground alongside a stone (5)59 AcrossReveal answer → Utensil is returned to First Lady (5)510 AcrossReveal answer → Colander (5)510 AcrossReveal answer → Churchman yet to meet his maker? (7)711 AcrossReveal answer → Senior clergyman (7)711 AcrossReveal answer → See garlic chopped: it's blasphemy! (9)912 AcrossReveal answer → Religious violation (9)912 AcrossReveal answer → Ridicule Fawkes? (3)315 AcrossReveal answer → Tent rope (3)315 AcrossReveal answer → Female among fishermen (3)316 AcrossReveal answer → Feminine pronoun (3)316 AcrossReveal answer → Bland (9)917 AcrossReveal answer → Drunk tests ales lacking in flavour (9)917 AcrossReveal answer → Lib rise ridiculously absurd (7)720 AcrossReveal answer → Absurd (7)720 AcrossReveal answer → Anaconda or adder (5)522 AcrossReveal answer → Reptile from north into Japanese wine (5)522 AcrossReveal answer → Play for time (5)524 AcrossReveal answer → Place for single animal in hedge (5)524 AcrossReveal answer → Ancestry (7)725 AcrossReveal answer → Eagle in fantastical descent (7)725 AcrossReveal answer →

Down

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Blackcurrant cordial (6)61 DownReveal answer → Liqueur domestic assistant hides (6)61 DownReveal answer → Nudge (4)42 DownReveal answer → Thrust acceptable in games (4)42 DownReveal answer → Drinks menu (4,4)83 DownReveal answer → W1 amazingly silent, waiter brings this (4,4)83 DownReveal answer → House of worship (6)64 DownReveal answer → Model to ignore at church (6)64 DownReveal answer → Lowland area (4)45 DownReveal answer → Five on the beer in valley (4)45 DownReveal answer → Earn a hug changing angry speech (8)86 DownReveal answer → Tirade (8)86 DownReveal answer → Religious dissent (6)67 DownReveal answer → Unorthodox practice in this place is unknown (6)67 DownReveal answer → Piece from musical bloke (8)813 DownReveal answer → Knight or rook (8)813 DownReveal answer → Anything but odd number for prayer service (8)814 DownReveal answer → Vespers (8)814 DownReveal answer → Good sort on ship shows strain (6)616 DownReveal answer → Tension (6)616 DownReveal answer → Appropriate (6)618 DownReveal answer → Yes, elm might be suitable (6)618 DownReveal answer → Audio device blasted trees round (6)619 DownReveal answer → Sound system (6)619 DownReveal answer → Taurean menace in china shop (4)421 DownReveal answer → Male bovine (4)421 DownReveal answer → Ingredient in silver works shortly (4)423 DownReveal answer → Petri dish gel (4)423 DownReveal answer →

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This page lists every clue from the The Sun crossword published on Wednesday, July 16, 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.