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The Independent Crossword April 11 2026 Answers

Saturday puzzle · 110 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the The Independent Crossword April 11 2026 answers. The Saturday puzzle has 110 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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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
BoulderROCK4Across1 Where one could get a spare item of crockery in kitchenBOWLINGALLEY12Across1 Golfer's cryFORE4Across3 QuickRAPID5Across7 Soft breezeZEPHYR6Across8 DauntedDISHEARTENED12Across9 Marine crustacean of the subclass Cirripedia that lives attached to rocks, ship bottoms, etcBARNACLE8Across9 In an excited state drunk becomes irritatedUPTIGHT7Across10 Name to which Brad's Drink was changed in 1898PEPSICOLA9Across10 Policeman runs past where skaters relaxOFFICER7Across11 List of businessAGENDA6Across11 Laws of generating intelligent conclusions, principally?LOGIC5Across12 Scottish word for a church, especially one of the Church of ScotlandKIRK4Across12 Song about the Polish Solidarity movement released as the lead single from U2's 1983 album WarNEWYEARSDAY11Across13 The yards formed compoundsHYDRATES8Across13 Short-sightednessMYOPIA6Across13 1677 play by John Dryden subtitled The World Well LostALLFORLOVE10Across14 1970 David Lean film for which Sir John Mills won a Best Supporting Actor OscarRYANSDAUGHTER13Across15 Troubled about Messi not drinking much?ABSTEMIOUS10Across15 Unlawful killingMANSLAUGHTER12Across16 Junk energy emitted by toothless prime ministerEDEN4Across16 Statute of 1715 used to disperse crowds when read by a magistrateRIOTACT7Across17 Fred ___, 19th-century jockey nicknamed "The Tin Man" who was Champion Jockey 13 timesARCHER6Across18 Peak Fury docked twice by international boxing judgeFUJI4Across18 IdeaNOTION6Across19 Lead vocalist of The Supremes from 1961 to 1969DIANAROSS9Across19 Fine stroke-maker caught behind by player, not stumpedBOTTICELLI10Across20 Rub outERASE5Across20 In anatomy, any small circular area, such as the pigmented ring around a nippleAREOLA6Across21 Church serviceMASS4Across21 Small duckTEAL4Across22 Mankiest bananas emerging through error of judgementMISTAKEN8Across22 Suburban area in Surrey that forms a borough with EpsomEWELL5Across22 1866 play by W S Gilbert subtitled The Little Duck and the Great QuackDULCAMARA9Across23 He dabbles in drugs, primarily with one of The LibertinesDRAKE5Across24 Isaac ___, American professor of biochemistry and author best known for Foundation Series of science fictionASIMOV6Across26 Flow of water sent back to correct swimmerLEETIDE7Across26 Predator's gun back from Saturday at around noonARMYANT7Across27 What's used in court to suppress fraud?SQUASHRACKET12Across28 Pseudonym of the French writer Francois Marie ArouetVOLTAIRE8Across29 The only Pakistani cricketer named in an all-time Test World XI to mark the 150th anniversary of Wisden Cricketers' AlmanackWASIMAKRAM10Across31 The horizontal or x-coordinate of a point in a two-dimensional system of Cartesian coordinatesABSCISSA8Across32 Conservative MP assassinated in 1985IANGOW6Across33 Alternative rock band from Minneapolis best known for their singles Secret Smile and Closing TimeSEMISONIC9Across34 See 31WASIMAKRAM10Across35 Language closely related to French, also known as chti, chtimi and rouchiPICARD6Across38 1986 film starring Louis Gossett Jr, who also appeared in its three sequelsIRONEAGLE9Across40 Jean Philippe ___, French composer whose works include the opera Castor et PolluxRAMEAU6Across43 Roy ___, the oldest manager in English Premier League historyHODGSON7Across44 American psychedelic rock group best known for In-A-Gadda-Da-VidaIRONBUTTERFLY13Across46 Evergreen perennial often grown indoors, with long, tough leaves and brownish-purple flowersASPIDISTRA10Across48 The protective or supporting structure covering the outside of the body of many animals, such as the thick cuticle of arthropodsEXOSKELETON11Across49 In the Old Testament, Adam's third sonSETH4Across51 Technical name for whooping coughPERTUSSIS9Across52 The destroyer, a name given to the Devil in the Book of RevelationAPOLLYON8Across53

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1945 novel by John Steinbeck set on a street in MontereyCANNERYROW10Down1 RetortRIPOSTE7Down1 Power cuts elsewhere succeeded suppressing generationOUTAGES7Down2 Coriolanus ___, ruler of Panem and the main antagonist in The Hunger Games series of novelsSNOW4Down2 Core of servicemenCADRE5Down2 Experts defending one carrying on what predecessors left?LEGACIES8Down3 In law, a person who incites someone to commit a crime or assists the perpetratorACCESSORY9Down3 AffectationFOPPERY7Down3 A, B, C, D, F or GNOTE4Down4 1986 book, derived from material from the unpublished diaries of Anaïs Nin, on which a 1990 film was basedHENRYANDJUNE12Down4 Simple poemRHYME5Down4 Occurring in small stagesGRADUAL7Down5 Advisers against you replacing setter with new rogueAGONYAUNTS10Down5 Leonardo ___, American actor whose middle name is WilhelmDICAPRIO8Down5 Briefly served up another drink one left in can for agesLIFER5Down6 Deep blueAZURE5Down6 Short posts used to prevent traffic from entering an areaBOLLARDS8Down6 A dry red wine produced in the Piedmont region of ItalyBAROLO6Down7 Chay going off to meet Ted sailed in styleYACHTED7Down7 1930 comedy of manners by Noël CowardPRIVATELIVES12Down8 Greek character evidently defending loud friend in French householdNUCLEARFAMILY13Down8 Forebodings I should have mentioned, harbouring ill-feeling about islandPRESENTIMENTS13Down9 Gout of the foot or big toePODAGRA7Down10 ObstacleBARRIER7Down10 Dimitri ___, French international footballer who rejoined Marseille from West Ham United in 2017 and announced his retirement recentlyPAYET5Down11 County of the Republic of Ireland in Leinster whose county town is NaasKILDARE7Down12 SackDISMISS7Down12 Can access achieved with them spread pretension?TINOPENERS10Down14 Unsuspected difficultyPITFALL7Down14 Animal lifeFAUNA5Down15 10th-century king of Wessex and Mercia who extended his kingdom to include most of EnglandATHELSTAN9Down16 ScentAROMA5Down17 Ideal fellowACADEMIC8Down17 Aquatic birdGREBE5Down18 Joel sat near us periodically indicating foolsJESTERS7Down19 An agreement between opposing armies to suspend hostilities in order to discuss peace termsARMISTICE9Down20 Town in Umbria that was the birthplace of St FrancisASSISI6Down21 Escape from capsule aka GeminiLEAKAGE7Down21 University will support advanced random number generator laterADIEU5Down23 Historic fishing village in Kincardineshire, now subsumed into Stonehaven, with a ruined castleCOWIE5Down24 Just food and drink we hearFAIR4Down25 Communications code word for the letter RROMEO5Down25 Autobiographical manifesto by Adolf Hitler, published in two volumes in 1925 and 1926MEINKAMPF9Down27 Olivier ___, French international footballer who joined Chelsea from Arsenal in 2018GIROUD6Down28 Argentine-born English actress who played Juliet in Franco Zeffirelli's 1968 film version of Romeo and JulietOLIVIAHUSSEY12Down30 American-born member of the Parisian avant-garde of the early 20th century whose lover was Gertrude SteinALICEBTOKLAS12Down32 Former Controller of BBC Two and BBC One who presents the arts series ImagineALANYENTOB10Down36 American TV series based on The Southern Vampire Mysteries series of novels by Charlaine HarrisTRUEBLOOD9Down37 Robert ___, American film director whose works include What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? and The Dirty DozenALDRICH7Down39 Scottish rider who won four Olympic silver medals, including the individual silver medal for eventing at the 1988 gamesIANSTARK8Down40 Another name for the aromatic resin frankincenseOLIBANUM8Down41 Stella ___, English author whose first novel was Cold Comfort FarmGIBBONS7Down42 The Bush Kangaroo in a 1960s Australian TV seriesSKIPPY6Down45 Jesse ___, US athlete who won four gold medals at the 1936 Berlin OlympicsOWENS5Down47 Mineral that is 1 on the Mohs hardness scaleTALC4Down50

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This page lists every clue and answer from the The Independent crossword published on Saturday, April 11, 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.