The Sun Crossword July 7 2026 Answers

Tuesday puzzle · 52 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the The Sun Crossword July 7 2026 answers. The Tuesday 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#

Returning behind schedule, along with others (2,2)ETAL4Across1 And elsewhere (2,2)ETAL4Across1 Dodgy creep hid crack (8)DECIPHER8Across4 Determine meaning of (8)DECIPHER8Across4 Dirty, like food? (6)GRUBBY6Across8 Infested with insect larvae (6)GRUBBY6Across8 Head setter good, providing spice (6)NUTMEG6Across9 Kick ball through the legs of (6)NUTMEG6Across9 Smoother, I fell in a liquid (4,4)NAILFILE8Across10 Item in manicure set (4,4)NAILFILE8Across10 Musical instrument made of glass not loud (4)LUTE4Across12 Old stringed instrument (4)LUTE4Across12 Gets rid of fragments (6)SCRAPS6Across13 Fights (6)SCRAPS6Across13 Notice about dog being safe (6)SECURE6Across15 Get hold of (6)SECURE6Across15 Walk with injured leg (4)LIMP4Across17 Left before naughty child relaxed (4)LIMP4Across17 Having a fixed purpose (8)RESOLUTE8Across19 Determined loser turned Australian pick-up truck (8)RESOLUTE8Across19 Rim of open pastry good with bit of egg (6)FLANGE6Across21 Projecting edge that often provides strength (6)FLANGE6Across21 Clothing design associated with Scotland (6)TARTAN6Across22 Sailor with light brown patterned cloth design (6)TARTAN6Across22 Label on item for sale (5,3)PRICETAG8Across23 Somehow, great pic gives indication of cost (5,3)PRICETAG8Across23 Hydrated magnesium sulfate (4)TALC4Across24 Rejected nomenclature describing cosmetic powder (4)TALC4Across24

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#

Land (5)TERRA5Down2 Easter rabbit concealing earth (5)TERRA5Down2 Plant with two-lipped tubular flowers (7)LOBELIA7Down3 Chuck and Eli first to acquire flowering plant (7)LOBELIA7Down3 Free from moisture (3)DRY3Down4 Oddly dirty on the wagon (3)DRY3Down4 General agreement (9)CONSENSUS9Down5 Unanimity from survey about son cycling (9)CONSENSUS9Down5 Segment of corolla of flower (5)PETAL5Down6 Unusual plate showing part of flower (5)PETAL5Down6 Equestrian (7)EVENTER7Down7 Horse rider quits, theory regularly ignored (7)EVENTER7Down7 Sit with gunner, wild rebel (9)INSURGENT9Down11 Rising in revolt (9)INSURGENT9Down11 Child more sick in refrigerator (7)CHILLER7Down14 More cool (7)CHILLER7Down14 Criminal (7)CULPRIT7Down16 Guilty party mostly prudish in sect (7)CULPRIT7Down16 Article in photograph results in hysteria (5)PANIC5Down18 Contagious fear (5)PANIC5Down18 Comb (5)TRAWL5Down20 Fish content to eat raw liver (5)TRAWL5Down20 Item of clothing (3)TOG3Down22 Got back for measure of warmth (3)TOG3Down22

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This page lists every clue and answer from the The Sun crossword published on Tuesday, July 7, 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.