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Friday, October 9, 2026
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The Sun Crossword October 9 2026 Answers

Friday puzzle · 28 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all 28 clues from the The Sun Crossword for October 9 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
Lust, perhaps, beginning to ensure wife gets source of strength (5)51 AcrossReveal answer → Lost temper, drained about conclusion to competition (7)74 AcrossReveal answer → Revolutionary lubricant in new make regularly producing clouds of dust (7)78 AcrossReveal answer → Survive following brief expedition in ethnic group (5)59 AcrossReveal answer → Some backward men rob, but some can be tenacious (8)810 AcrossReveal answer → Rip-off son caught in the morning (4)412 AcrossReveal answer → First scheme right for flat (6)614 AcrossReveal answer → Unexpectedly appear as evil goblin in the mirror, with young dog (4,2)615 AcrossReveal answer → Amount owed from director with dodgy bet (4)418 AcrossReveal answer → Somehow, Dane's BLT is most uninspiring (8)819 AcrossReveal answer → Protein in muscles mostly pretending to be something else (5)521 AcrossReveal answer → Nearly resign before nine to get malaria treatment (7)722 AcrossReveal answer → Go with fiver, developing excuse (7)724 AcrossReveal answer → Welcome European with gift, ultimately, for king (5)525 AcrossReveal answer →

Down

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ClueLetters#Answer
Makes fun of broadcast on drink (5,2)71 DownReveal answer → Arrest northern bishop going round America (3)32 DownReveal answer → Owl: a bird agitating pig (4,4)83 DownReveal answer → Charlie abandoning second fruit drink (6)64 DownReveal answer → Book performing cats (4)45 DownReveal answer → Origin of lead announced (9)96 DownReveal answer → Mother hiding concerning fantasy (5)57 DownReveal answer → Capital generated by lab ran out unexpectedly (4,5)911 DownReveal answer → Publishing running with no top (8)813 DownReveal answer → Recipient of care, one in clear (7)716 DownReveal answer → Hint about IQ in exclusive group (6)617 DownReveal answer → Sleepy, possibly, in hard warfare (5)518 DownReveal answer → Opposed to article it sent up (4)420 DownReveal answer → Anger dreadful when daughter leaves (3)323 DownReveal answer →

About this puzzle

This page lists every clue from the The Sun crossword published on Friday, October 9, 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.