The Sun 2-Speed Cryptic Crossword May 9 2026 Answers (5/9/26)

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The Sun 2-Speed Cryptic Crossword May 9, 2026 Answers

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#	Clue
1A	Tie up mostly genuine second son
4A	Piece of wood going across large lake — something to tie a boat to
8A	Scientist's terrible ethics about monkey's head
9A	Place to rest, feet up time, primarily, before working
10A	Stocky and stupid group
12A	Number reportedly giving warning on golf course
14A	Fight to block drunk in local government council in Russia once?
15A	Belief of those people around Iceland
18A	Head prisoner meets king
19A	Abuse whisky and tear around
21A	Scotsman starting late, having a simple, rural way of life
22A	Intimate companion mostly holding out for fried bread
24A	Minister oddly ignored article showing climbing gear
25A	Appreciate some well-chosen sentences
1D	Understood American historian
2D	Exercise in greenhouses
3D	Punctilious individual shows gummed label around covering top of leaflet
4D	Spread betting's origin, say
5D	Allowed to keep following side
6D	Enable outrageous art house to keep independence
7D	Scandinavian inspiring Charlie to tango?
11D	Cooked tin in oven, showing ingenuity
13D	Quietly passionate, I've made a mistake in PR exercises
16D	Meet in a complex for early performance
17D	Unusual place to pen Republic plot
18D	Price to protect a border
20D	Nearly win over cleaner
23D	Beat southern half of Himalayan country

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