The Sun Cryptic Crossword July 9 2025 Answers
The complete list of answers to the The Sun Cryptic Crossword published on July 9 2025.
- 26
- Total Clues
- 12
- Total Across
- 14
- Total Down
Clues Across (12 total)
(8)
Alpine flower excited Gaelic Romeo
The answer is: glacier
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(9)
What croupier might say is perfect?
The answer is: ideal
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(10)
Personage at last opening show
The answer is: event
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(11)
Munching when CGI fails
The answer is: chewing
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Shocks draining energy from certain forces
The answer is: surprises
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(15)
Member on foot in grotto explored
The answer is: toe
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Carpet in crematorium
The answer is: mat
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(17)
Measure pieces of wood for cabinets
The answer is: cupboards
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(20)
Contract to get Hornets playing
The answer is: shorten
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(22)
Dynamic person good in row
The answer is: tiger
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(24)
Come to halt and stand
The answer is: stall
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(25)
Handle of identical pot's broken
The answer is: surname
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Clues Down (14 total)
(1)
Lesser gorgons holding back fierce woman
The answer is: ogress
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(2)
Month on beer for bloke
The answer is: male
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(3)
Man's peak with island cape is momentous
The answer is: historic
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(4)
More than one couple stays
The answer is: braces
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(5)
Occident becomes Orient for this comedian
The answer is: wise
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Maybe Kray stupidly tries to make impression
The answer is: register
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Hound in fatal outbreak
The answer is: plague
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(13)
Sensible, potentially not a liar
The answer is: rational
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(14)
Cost rose radically for toys
The answer is: scooters
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(16)
Is to deliberate about poor treatment
The answer is: misuse
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Play on words is hard to beat
The answer is: punish
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(19)
New verse duke dished up
The answer is: served
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Time with ex caused exhaustion
The answer is: told
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Girl receiving ball shows intention
The answer is: goal
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