Daily Express Crossword April 8 2026 Answers
Wednesday puzzle · 54 clues · ✓ All answers verified
Below are all the Daily Express Crossword April 8 2026 answers. The Wednesday puzzle has 54 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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Click a clue for every answer it has ever hadClueAnswerLettersDirection#
RetainKEEP4Across1
Young lady organises seat for discussionsDEBATES7Across1
Biologists start on one type of bear with opposing opinionsBIPOLAR7Across5
Make drunkINTOXICATE10Across8
Feline, a mother, managed to get a boatCATAMARAN9Across9
AugmentINCREASE8Across9
PersiaIRAN4Across10
Your gesture conceals desiresURGES5Across10
Smooth, surprisingly not at homeEVENOUT7Across11
Sing about nothing, upsetting old thugHOODLUM7Across12
SightVISION6Across12
Chair ornament, strangely continentalNORTHAMERICAN13Across13
SleepyDROWSY6Across14
CoddlePAMPER6Across15
PuerileBOYISH6Across17
NothingZERO4Across18
Portable engine unacceptable to directors' driveOUTBOARDMOTOR13Across18
Funny manCOMEDIAN8Across19
Keys to woven lace fiascoDEBACLE7Across20
StressACCENTUATE10Across21
QuarryPREY4Across22
President pursues negative contractNOTRUMP7Across23
Each number gets consumedEATEN5Across25
Fast vehicle to display sign of injurySPORTSCAR9Across26
Went fishing - time started to be involvedTANGLED7Across27
Having money, but thinnerSOLVENT7Across28
Down
ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Snide creep concealing orderDECREE6Down1
FreeEMANCIPATE10Down2
Squash British voice enthusiastBUTTERNUT9Down2
JettyPIER4Down3
Office worker on old rateTEMPO5Down3
Part of table used to carry patientSTRETCHER9Down4
ReachATTAIN6Down4
DisburseEXPEND6Down5
Intermediate meal hasn't registered for groupBUNCH5Down5
Animated character to cart off tycoonPLUTOCRAT9Down6
BitternessACRIMONY8Down6
The French girl is permissibleLEGAL5Down7
SharpKEEN4Down7
Sure about dynasty continuingRESUMING8Down8
HelpASSISTANCE10Down11
BetterIMPROVED8Down13
Odd cartoon by a student showing dental workROOTCANAL9Down14
Significant time round AmericaMOMENTOUS9Down15
RepeatRECITE6Down16
Dodgy crab gets relative swellingCARBUNCLE9Down16
LamentBEMOAN6Down17
Indifferent to body parts with lack of nerveCOLDFEET8Down17
EnthusiasmZEAL4Down18
Strong drink for moraleSPIRIT6Down19
ProfoundDEEP4Down20
Stick to prohibition outsideBATON5Down21
Stopped, not having started, relievedEASED5Down22
A large drink before sumTOTAL5Down24
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This page lists every clue and answer from the Daily Express crossword published on Wednesday, April 8, 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.