The Independent Crossword April 16 2026 Answers
Thursday puzzle · 53 clues · ✓ All answers verified
Below are all the The Independent Crossword April 16 2026 answers. The Thursday puzzle has 53 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#
How you might get thing in a cryptic crossword?HINTING7Across1
Cutlery itemFORK4Across1
IrrigatesWATERS6Across3
One's inspired by something comforting in a psalm to find organTHYROID7Across5
CricketerWICKETKEEPER12Across8
Bases for judgmentCRITERIA8Across9
Country singer broadcastMALI4Across10
FollowTAIL4Across10
ForeverALWAYS6Across11
"Dab of cream works on wrinkles" — articles in magazineCARTRIDGES10Across11
In aircraft, beginning to take Krypton to SupermanHOMEPLANET10Across12
Totally posh gaff on EastendersALL3Across13
Big cat gets man calling ground controlMAJORTOM8Across14
Drive awayDISPEL6Across14
Successor to Oscar Wilde staging primarily juicy stuffPAPAWS6Across16
Duty listROTA4Across16
Marine crustaceanBARNACLE8Across18
Some mountain ranges around magical landNARNIA6Across18
Try piece of rigatoni as part of experimentTESTTUBE8Across20
Formal approvalRATIFICATION12Across21
Quince moved from Madrid to Rome, swallowing European lies about bugVEX3Across22
Cleaning clothDUSTER6Across22
Pulse from bachelor, say, began after heart bypassBUTTERBEAN10Across23
Type of cabbageKALE4Across23
Hotel offering party after trendy men ring backINDOORPOOL10Across25
Sun set to the west - how disappointingRATS4Across26
Entrance to sacred ground in piecesSMASHED7Across27
Dealers arrested in order to get rid of ecstasyTRADERS7Across28
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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Not as manyFEWER5Down1
Head of ITV rejected a pitch: 'Love Island Lover'INAMORATA9Down2
Soft Italian cheeseRICOTTA7Down2
Time Keir reformed accessible transportTRIKE5Down3
Band 'Kiss' gets permitNECKLET7Down4
ClumsyAWKWARD7Down4
Bring to bearEXERT5Down5
Petrolhead short of fuel drove one finally for a spinHARDTOP7Down6
InfertileSTERILE7Down6
One laid down and procreated, wanting love for a changeREDCARPET9Down7
SwerveVEER4Down7
Occasionally, mind recalls modelIDEAL5Down8
Change cast: Tarantino mustTRANSMUTATION13Down9
PantherLEOPARD7Down12
ExaltedSUBLIME7Down13
Nasty old boy with no debts acquiring Twitter nowOBNOXIOUS9Down15
Staying powerSTAMINA7Down15
Assumed nameALIAS5Down17
Online influencer's woke, wanting content Mr Beast put outWEBMASTER9Down17
Bit of moussaka spilling in space to stayAUBERGE7Down19
WanderROAM4Down19
Jousting weaponLANCE5Down20
One listing characters: Harry, Ron, or Hermione?SPELLER7Down21
Hate one about to feed five thousandVENOM5Down22
Fed up with views shifting to the right on computerBORED5Down24
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This page lists every clue and answer from the The Independent crossword published on Thursday, April 16, 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.