The Independent Crossword April 1 2026 Answers
Wednesday puzzle · 56 clues · ✓ All answers verified
Below are all the The Independent Crossword April 1 2026 answers. The Wednesday 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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Across
Click a clue for every answer it has ever hadClueAnswerLettersDirection#
BotchBUNGLE6Across1
Be in debtOWE3Across4
There’s no better oneGOAT4Across7
One son, little monkey, spoilt the surpriseSIMPLETON9Across8
Accidentally meetRUNINTO7Across8
LateTARDY5Across9
One tick working a little lowerMOONCALF8Across10
Secret rendezvousTRYST5Across10
DawnSUNRISE7Across11
Irish one heading back with a dog after biting bishopGOBDAW6Across11
Tall buildingsSKYSCRAPERS11Across12
Unspecified number given a quarter turn, whichever oneZANY4Across12
Ordering refreshments in court?ATTHEBAR8Across13
CruelVICIOUS7Across16
Not entirely happy about oneNURD4Across16
This time alpha particle appears at intervalsAPRIL5Across18
AdditionalEXTRA5Across18
Cut Pointless – 21s haven’t got itNOUS4Across19
It perhaps rather fuzzily aired Bugs Bunny features?APERITIF8Across20
LazinessSLOTH5Across20
PervertedTWISTED7Across21
Contents of incendiary bomb repulsed vegan musicianMOBY4Across22
In favour ofFOR3Across22
Be disloyal toBETRAY6Across23
One leap across South RiverJESTER6Across24
One, after change of heart, reserved parrotCLODPOLL8Across25
Impressed by the writer, can much upset one?MUMCHANCE9Across26
Person hired nice carMERC4Across27
Down
ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
ScoldBERATE6Down1
One Gentleman of Verona, please, out of costumeIGNORAMUS9Down1
NursemaidNANNY5Down2
One Direction, thrice perhaps on tourSAWNEY6Down2
Syrupy medicineLINCTUS7Down3
Wound up, Porky packs fine punchBIFF4Down3
FrequentlyOFTEN5Down4
Record: outliers in indexing are all ground-basedEPIGAEAL8Down4
One each covered by lead bucket?PEABRAIN8Down5
PreviouslyEARLIER7Down5
Aussie one, not half sweet, embracing GeorgiaBOGAN5Down6
Hideous thingMONSTROSITY11Down6
Computer memory unitBYTE4Down7
One Down: anagram’s hidingNANA4Down9
Start of a football matchKICKOFF7Down13
ExactPRECISE7Down14
Thanks to Havertz, red cardTAROT5Down14
TastelessTAWDRY6Down15
Trump’s one calumny upset NBC, heading off the starsDUMBCLUCK9Down15
UndergarmentVEST4Down16
One indicates detective employed by Spooner?DIPSTICK8Down17
AlternativeOTHER5Down17
A gross baby, born today in a field?AGRARIAN8Down18
TeacherTUTOR5Down19
18A is what one’s after: dessertFOOL4Down21
One indulged after mass finishedMUPPET6Down22
Puzzle about buffoons on and off, sadly not caughtREBUS5Down23
Clown prince repeatedly evading police officerCOCO4Down25
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This page lists every clue and answer from the The Independent crossword published on Wednesday, April 1, 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.