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The Sun Crossword May 8 2026 Answers

Friday puzzle · 52 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the The Sun Crossword May 8 2026 answers. The Friday 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#
Fit in story with no introduction (4)ABLE4Across1 Competent (4)ABLE4Across1 Address line of top co-eds, excitedly (8)POSTCODE8Across4 Series of letters and numbers to assist the mail service (8)POSTCODE8Across4 Expulsion of Poles with straightforwardness, reportedly (6)SNEEZE6Across8 Result of irritation of nasal membrane (6)SNEEZE6Across8 Enchants cleaners around 1st of May (6)CHARMS6Across9 Amulets (6)CHARMS6Across9 In France, we must accept signs of hesitation — many (8)NUMEROUS8Across10 Several (8)NUMEROUS8Across10 Start to see mature wise person (4)SAGE4Across12 Herb from perennial Mediterranean plant (4)SAGE4Across12 Facts about Unionist's progress (6)STATUS6Across13 Rank (6)STATUS6Across13 Hinder some slim pedestrians (6)IMPEDE6Across15 Obstruct (6)IMPEDE6Across15 Someone who makes things up (4)LIAR4Across17 Perjurer is strange when half-cut (4)LIAR4Across17 Apply new ideas (8)INNOVATE8Across19 Introduce new features from popular star, twice ignoring content (8)INNOVATE8Across19 A large jump to the left to get dish (6)PAELLA6Across21 Spanish rice dish (6)PAELLA6Across21 Place where water comes up through the ground (6)SPRING6Across22 Avoiding losing a part of vehicle's suspension (6)SPRING6Across22 Plates, cups and saucers etc. (8)CROCKERY8Across23 Charlie getting garden feature in China? (8)CROCKERY8Across23 Period of time during which the earth goes around the sun once (4)YEAR4Across24 Desire to scratch backside for 12 months (4)YEAR4Across24

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Group of languages belonging to the Niger-Congo subfamily (5)BANTU5Down2 Language suppression ultimately not universal (5)BANTU5Down2 High point (7)EVEREST7Down3 First lady to relax in mountain (7)EVEREST7Down3 A very easy thing, metaphorically (3)PIE3Down4 Greek character picked up food in pastry (3)PIE3Down4 Formal withdrawal (9)SECESSION9Down5 Sitting around church in Split (9)SECESSION9Down5 Complete confusion (5)CHAOS5Down6 Tea served up thus in disorder (5)CHAOS5Down6 Lesser deity (7)DEMIGOD7Down7 Do good by setter's editor over deified individual (7)DEMIGOD7Down7 Stubborn Tibetan so upset (9)OBSTINATE9Down11 Dogged (9)OBSTINATE9Down11 Cryptic hint broadcast for nothing, metaphorically? (4,3)THINAIR7Down14 Where something that has appeared suddenly is said to have come out of (4,3)THINAIR7Down14 State of lacking adequate food (7)POVERTY7Down16 Jump over tycoon concealing destitution (7)POVERTY7Down16 Roman Catholic pinching priest's memorial of saint (5)RELIC5Down18 Memento (5)RELIC5Down18 The Friendly Islands (5)TONGA5Down20 Roman garment enthralls North Pacific island nation (5)TONGA5Down20 Throw (3)SHY3Down22 Before end of day, be quiet and reserved (3)SHY3Down22

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