The Sun 2-Speed Cryptic Crossword December 8 2025 Answers (12/8/25)

Our Sun 2-Speed Cryptic Crossword December 8, 2025 answers guide should help you finish today’s crossword if you’ve found yourself stuck on a crossword clue.

The Sun 2-Speed Cryptic Crossword December 8, 2025 Answers

If you need help solving the Sun 2-Speed Cryptic Crossword on 12/8/25, we’ve listed all of the crossword clues below so you can find the answer(s) you need. You can search for the clue and then select the appropriate clue to get the answer. We have done it this way so that if you’re just looking for a handful of clues, you won’t spoil other ones you’re working on!

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#	Clue
1A	Shattering into small pieces
6A	Lump of matter
8A	Atrocity
9A	Become raw and cracked
10A	Barred enclosure
11A	DIY beer (4-4)
13A	Rented room combining sleeping and sitting areas
15A	Strong unpleasant smell
17A	Region of Scotland on the Solway Firth
19A	Lose one's temper
20A	Illicit information
21A	Dominate
22A	Small piece of ground
23A	Someone paying attention
2D	Permission granted by an electorate to a government
3D	Loose stones at base of a cliff
4D	Slowly cooked mutton, onions and potatoes in a pot (5,4)
5D	Rope used to hold a tent
6D	Gruesome
7D	Give a terrible review of
12D	Quintessential British side dish (5,4)
14D	Able to pay debts
16D	Acted riddle
18D	Belt of coral around a lagoon
19D	North Asian marten
21D	Fossil fuel

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