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The Sun Crossword May 16 2026 Answers

Saturday puzzle · 56 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all 56 clues from the The Sun Crossword for May 16 2026. 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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ClueLetters#Answer
Cruel changes in wealth (5)51 AcrossReveal answer → Money obtained dishonestly (5)51 AcrossReveal answer → Framework of report is to include response, primarily (7)74 AcrossReveal answer → Structure supporting climbing plants (7)74 AcrossReveal answer → Slow runner's foot? (7)78 AcrossReveal answer → Pig's foot (7)78 AcrossReveal answer → Dissolute fellow welcoming German scoundrel (5)59 AcrossReveal answer → Scamp (5)59 AcrossReveal answer → Breathe in, out in winter (9)910 AcrossReveal answer → Cease from activity (9)910 AcrossReveal answer → Destiny of some withdrawn Bristolians (3)311 AcrossReveal answer → Object sold in an auction (3)311 AcrossReveal answer → Lampoon staff blocking income (6)612 AcrossReveal answer → Caricature (6)612 AcrossReveal answer → Wavering priest in bar (6)614 AcrossReveal answer → Chevron of fabric worn on a military uniform (6)614 AcrossReveal answer → Chafe (3)317 AcrossReveal answer → Polish gemstone briefly (3)317 AcrossReveal answer → Optical instrument for testing the scope of vision (9)919 AcrossReveal answer → Trouble over visiting safe border (9)919 AcrossReveal answer → Muse of love poetry (5)522 AcrossReveal answer → Muse and give speech, after reflection (5)522 AcrossReveal answer → Delivery of supplies by parachute (3-4)723 AcrossReveal answer → Decline to follow broadcast that provides manna from heaven? (3-4)723 AcrossReveal answer → Card played when unable to follow suit (7)724 AcrossReveal answer → Reject performed to entertain Mark (7)724 AcrossReveal answer → Moist (5)525 AcrossReveal answer → Damp smell setter had (5)525 AcrossReveal answer →

Down

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ClueLetters#Answer
Gate fastening (5)51 DownReveal answer → Lock in cardinal at church (5)51 DownReveal answer → Heavy iron lever (7)72 DownReveal answer → Lower impediment restricting Romeo, it can provide leverage (7)72 DownReveal answer → Go in (5)53 DownReveal answer → Register paying tenant initially ignored (5)53 DownReveal answer → Intimidatory remark (6)64 DownReveal answer → Mad Hatter's warning (6)64 DownReveal answer → Impassioned (7)75 DownReveal answer → Sincere actor Borgnine in audition (7)75 DownReveal answer → Licit (5)56 DownReveal answer → Stage naked walk, which is allowed (5)56 DownReveal answer → Spirit of staff when Charlie and Penny swap roles (7)77 DownReveal answer → Apparition (7)77 DownReveal answer → Presage (7)712 DownReveal answer → Support endeavour to keep promise (7)712 DownReveal answer → Decline large offer made after originally providing qualification (7)713 DownReveal answer → Official document conferring a privilege (7)713 DownReveal answer → Temporary home while going round Italy (7)715 DownReveal answer → Meantime (7)715 DownReveal answer → Hater ran down nursing job (6)616 DownReveal answer → Short trip to do something for someone else (6)616 DownReveal answer → Metal underwear ultimately useless (5)518 DownReveal answer → Bold self-confidence (5)518 DownReveal answer → Setter's turned up with crutch, regularly, leading to amusement (5)520 DownReveal answer → Gaiety (5)520 DownReveal answer → Speedy (5)521 DownReveal answer → Pressure to stop surprise attack, and fast (5)521 DownReveal answer →

About this puzzle

This page lists every clue from the The Sun crossword published on Saturday, May 16, 2026. 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.