The Independent Crossword April 19 2026 Answers
Sunday puzzle · 51 clues · ✓ All answers verified
Below are all the The Independent Crossword April 19 2026 answers. The Sunday puzzle has 51 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#
?TINKERBELL10Across1
Frank works in a gallery, retired in a senseSTRAIGHT8Across1
Only son with acne wanting face wipedSIMPLY6Across6
Goodbye for now (Informal)SEEYOU6Across8
Wee half-way through good Spielberg filmMIDGET6Across9
Car (Informal)WHEELS6Across9
Laid lowSTRICKEN8Across10
King on walkabout making little senseRAMBLING8Across10
Where we live, every hotel opens annoyingly lateATALLHOURS10Across11
?PUCK4Across12
See noteWICKEDFAIRY11Across13
Wish you were with younger woman?MISS4Across13
Noel made pretty clever electronics during joint postgrad coursesWHITECHRISTMAS14Across14
?EVIL4Across16
Doctor says no physical treatment for problemsPSYCHOANALYSIS14Across17
SobriquetNICKNAME8Across18
DecreeORDAIN6Across19
Broadcast beginning with piano duetPAIR4Across19
?SINFUL6Across20
With diversions, outdo urban one-way systemROUNDABOUT10Across21
In timeEVENTUALLY10Across22
Attendee at meeting developing career, full of pepRACEGOER8Across23
Modest expedition led by ConservativeCHASTE6Across24
Angry husband very happy when learner driver vanishesHEATED6Across25
Article in French newspaper that's refreshingly sharpLEMONADE8Across26
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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Fool admits going round new places sharing cultureTWINTOWNS9Down2
Evergreen creeperIVY3Down2
Nurse fish with twisted tailANGEL5Down3
Finger jointKNUCKLE7Down3
Get everything out of tower that's going upGUT3Down4
Mountain ashROWAN5Down4
Hard, taking hour from start to finishTHROUGH7Down5
DispensationEXEMPTION9Down5
Somewhat inexpert heads of Spectre each botched assassinations?SEMISKILLED11Down6
SyringaLILAC5Down6
Guy silences husky relativesMALEMUTES9Down7
Confer (an award)BESTOW6Down7
Estate Volvo's unique character, alongside SierraLANDS5Down8
Instil by repetitionINCULCATE9Down11
Sorting out her hair and mood, a pain in the arse?HAEMORRHOID11Down12
Flowering shrubFUCHSIA7Down14
Glazed twisted doughnutYUMYUM6Down15
Wrong since exposed by cycling clergymanINCORRECT9Down15
Attacked when seconds at duel orderedASSAULTED9Down16
PoetryVERSE5Down17
Nervous about Tesla's gearbox position breaking transmissionNEUTRAL7Down18
Group of nine musiciansNONET5Down18
Secretary brought over card with dispatchAPACE5Down20
NoughtNIL3Down21
Child in Scotland showing AI lowered mental abilityBRAIN5Down22
Turning and pushing piece starts to annoy Magnus Carlsen terriblyCAM3Down24
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This page lists every clue and answer from the The Independent crossword published on Sunday, April 19, 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.