The Sun Crossword September 17 2026 Answers

Thursday puzzle · 56 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the The Sun Crossword September 17 2026 answers. The Thursday puzzle has 56 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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In the morning, excited about cat (4)PUMA4Across1 Cougar (4)PUMA4Across1 Dawn's rewritten bakery ad (8)DAYBREAK8Across3 First light (8)DAYBREAK8Across3 Defence of tramp with shaved head painting? (7)RAMPART7Across9 Fortification (7)RAMPART7Across9 Noble type in Jason's ship with knight (5)ARGON5Across10 Inert gas (5)ARGON5Across10 Dog is hoarse (5)HUSKY5Across11 Attractively rough (5)HUSKY5Across11 Average setter meeting Diana, briefly (6)MEDIAN6Across12 Relating to kingdom northwest of Persia (6)MEDIAN6Across12 Deplore chaps covered in muscle (6)LAMENT6Across14 Dirge (6)LAMENT6Across14 Influence behind iron and carbon blocks (6)AFFECT6Across16 Emotionally touch (6)AFFECT6Across16 Cavern mostly dirty and old (6)GROTTO6Across19 Where Santa ofter gives out presents (6)GROTTO6Across19 Mood's changed in wicked city (5)SODOM5Across21 Biblical city destroyed along with Gomorrah (5)SODOM5Across21 Zinc, for example (5)METAL5Across24 Had an encounter with a lecturer in type of rock? (5)METAL5Across24 Punctilious (7)PRECISE7Across25 Exact recipes misplaced (7)PRECISE7Across25 Amulet (8)TALISMAN8Across26 Hospital is mandating showing charm (8)TALISMAN8Across26 Lead (4)CLUE4Across27 Prompt receiving large hint (4)CLUE4Across27

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Aperture in side of ship (8)PORTHOLE8Down1 Musketeer briefly next to the French window (8)PORTHOLE8Down1 Disease characterised by swelling of the salivary glands (5)MUMPS5Down2 Quietly stopping mother and son getting illness (5)MUMPS5Down2 Fall this side of the pond? (6)AUTUMN6Down4 Season (6)AUTUMN6Down4 Awn (5)BEARD5Down5 Tolerate bit of downy facial hair (5)BEARD5Down5 Etch (7)ENGRAVE7Down6 Chisel sent with no case — serious (7)ENGRAVE7Down6 Type (4)KIND4Down7 Family dog's beginning to be good-natured (4)KIND4Down7 Ravine (6)CANYON6Down8 Prisoner goes round any gorge (6)CANYON6Down8 Impress Eddie, oddly, in mad rush (8)STAMPEDE8Down13 Run wildly (8)STAMPEDE8Down13 Mother on trial, surprisingly, relating to husband? (7)MARITAL7Down15 Conjugal (7)MARITAL7Down15 Nurture wild forest (6)FOSTER6Down17 Bring up (6)FOSTER6Down17 Bear up on city fair game (6)HOOPLA6Down18 Great excitement (6)HOOPLA6Down18 Pitilessly hides floor coverings (5)TILES5Down20 Mah-jong pieces (5)TILES5Down20 Doctor sick in practice (5)DRILL5Down22 Boring tool (5)DRILL5Down22 Leave out old male with charisma (4)OMIT4Down23 Fail to use (4)OMIT4Down23

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This page lists every clue and answer from the The Sun crossword published on Thursday, September 17, 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.