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The Sun Crossword May 18 2026 Answers

Monday puzzle · 52 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the The Sun Crossword May 18 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#
Son could, reportedly, move quickly (4)SCUD4Across1 Old surface-to-surface missile (4)SCUD4Across1 Divest of trees of desert, somehow (8)DEFOREST8Across4 Clear area of woodland (8)DEFOREST8Across4 Running Chinese delicatessen, primarily, that's close by (2,4)ONHAND6Across8 Readily available (2,4)ONHAND6Across8 Excuse treacherous act, short of time (6)REASON6Across9 Think logically (6)REASON6Across9 A few ready to cross river in part of the West Country (8)SOMERSET8Across10 English county (8)SOMERSET8Across10 Idiot with love for old communist leader (4)TITO4Across12 Leader of Yugoslavia for over three decades, born Josep Broz (4)TITO4Across12 Luxury bath in house with raised bottom (3,3)HOTTUB6Across13 Bath for socialising in (3,3)HOTTUB6Across13 Gloomy, therefore king blocking honour he would normally award (6)SOMBRE6Across15 Melancholy (6)SOMBRE6Across15 Large deep bay (4)GULF4Across17 Drag over female in chasm (4)GULF4Across17 Hypothesise (8)THEORISE8Across19 Conjecture of Tories wrong about man (8)THEORISE8Across19 Confuse quintuplet holding spangle (6)SEQUIN6Across21 Piece of shiny material used to decorate garments (6)SEQUIN6Across21 Group of geese (not flying) (6)GAGGLE6Across22 Group joke before leg broken (6)GAGGLE6Across22 Academy of learning established by Hadrian (8)ATHENEUM8Across23 Hate menu changes in place of learning (8)ATHENEUM8Across23 Increase in friendliness (4)THAW4Across24 Part of month awful for melting of snow (4)THAW4Across24

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Main division of a long poem (5)CANTO5Down2 Is unable to love part of poem (5)CANTO5Down2 Form of a language spoken in a particular area (7)DIALECT7Down3 Media lecture describes distinct manner of speaking (7)DIALECT7Down3 Palindromic male relative (3)DAD3Down4 Father would admonish hosts (3)DAD3Down4 Anticipation (9)FORETASTE9Down5 In favour of new estate preview (9)FORETASTE9Down5 Criticise excessively (5)ROAST5Down6 Cook in oven or kiln after opening of restaurant (5)ROAST5Down6 Cricket delivery that rolls along the ground (7)SHOOTER7Down7 Perhaps sniper's small nose (7)SHOOTER7Down7 Underwater ship ascent turbulent, in truth (9)SUBSTANCE9Down11 Solidity (9)SUBSTANCE9Down11 Strangely, no let-up in champagne (7)OPULENT7Down14 Wealthy (7)OPULENT7Down14 Straight woman's perfect marriage partner (2,5)MRRIGHT7Down16 Researcher on vacation in May is ideal man (2,5)MRRIGHT7Down16 Loud musical instrument is woodwind instrument (5)FLUTE5Down18 Tall, narrow wineglass (5)FLUTE5Down18 Sister of Marge in The Simpsons (5)SELMA5Down20 Drunk males in historic Alabaman city (5)SELMA5Down20 Tissue surrounding the base of teeth (3)GUM3Down22 Adhesive in overturned drinking vessel (3)GUM3Down22

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This page lists every clue and answer from the The Sun crossword published on Monday, May 18, 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.