The Independent Crossword April 13 2026 Answers
Monday puzzle · 56 clues · ✓ All answers verified
Below are all the The Independent Crossword April 13 2026 answers. The Monday 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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Almost complete abstainer from pork eating English breakfastMUESLI6Across1
Aquatic mammalSEAL4Across1
Easter giftsEGGS4Across3
Teach chap to be a driverCOACHMAN8Across5
Paper-folding artORIGAMI7Across8
Doctor turns - he's pursuing womanHUNTRESS8Across9
PorcelainCHINA5Across9
Thin pancakeCREPE5Across10
Brook starts to take risks, tucking into bowlingSTREAM6Across10
DowncastHANGDOG7Across11
Criticise rubbish newspaper working to secure closure of council estatePLANTATION10Across11
DisheartenedCRESTFALLEN11Across12
Ship's freight not constantARGO4Across12
Fate accepted by tender criminalOFFENDER8Across13
Final article in Paris MatchLATEST6Across16
LockjawTETANUS7Across16
Makes for church with sonFORCES6Across17
VestigeTRACE5Across18
Exclamation by magician hiding penny and nickel alternately in rapid performanceTAPDANCE8Across19
Pick-me-upTONIC5Across20
European wanting a new beginningGERM4Across21
BuildingEDIFICE7Across21
Carries out topless constituents backing independent politicianIMPLEMENTS10Across22
Used to beWERE4Across22
RetainedKEPT4Across23
Raunchy trio stripped nakedRIBALD6Across25
Something lacking from introduction to overseas jobOMISSION8Across26
Lightweight packaging for swift delivery?EGGSHELL8Across27
Government to receive inspiring promotion for applianceGADGET6Across28
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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
CharSCORCH6Down1
TolerateABIDE5Down2
Slice from Nicklaus unexpectedly returning parUSUAL5Down2
Former prisonerEXCON5Down3
Posed wearing shiny fabricSATIN5Down3
Republican in denial about Atlantic territoryIRELAND7Down4
Heated surfaceGRIDDLE7Down4
Sack race reorganised to protect stunted boneCASHIER7Down5
Stroke gentlyCARESS6Down5
Side roads backed up after abattoir evacuatedARSENAL7Down6
MiserlyTIGHTFISTED11Down6
Hear table's prepared for a drinkHERBALTEA9Down7
Pointed toothFANG4Down7
Something for pain in bottom, for example, pushed up like thisANALGESIC9Down8
EntourageRETINUE7Down13
Baltic countryLATVIA6Down14
10-4, good buddy?FLOWERING9Down14
Cover corrupt cops' namesENCOMPASS9Down15
PerceiveDETECT6Down15
Ballet skirtTUTU4Down16
RecessNICHE5Down17
Cheat manipulated sled to bag victorySWINDLE7Down18
Organic coating beats fossil fuelTOPSOIL7Down19
Crop upARISE5Down19
Looking to go over monarch's head?PEEKING7Down20
Annoyed, not starting to get relaxedEASED5Down23
Some treasure time to wanderTROVE5Down24
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This page lists every clue and answer from the The Independent crossword published on Monday, April 13, 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.