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The Independent Crossword April 21 2026 Answers

Tuesday puzzle · 52 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all 52 clues from the The Independent Crossword for April 21 2026. Stuck on one? Click the clue to reveal its verified answer, plus every other answer that clue has had across every publisher in our database.

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Provided with personnel61 AcrossReveal answer → Welsh resort45 AcrossReveal answer → Book illustration128 AcrossReveal answer → Swiss psychiatrist meets German woman, 2488 AcrossReveal answer → Prostitute on top of US president69 AcrossReveal answer → Dutch territory in the sea's holding back desire to create children's paradise1010 AcrossReveal answer → Lack710 AcrossReveal answer → Bog plant511 AcrossReveal answer → Delighted about leaving a nice smell411 AcrossReveal answer → Finger-shaped cake612 AcrossReveal answer → It might provide something pleasurable when in debt?612 AcrossReveal answer → Electronic messages613 AcrossReveal answer → Junkie taking cocaine given unlimited extra stuff814 AcrossReveal answer → Old Scottish pirate was in retreat to surround 24715 AcrossReveal answer → Hazardous516 AcrossReveal answer → Royal rejecting second son, which may be pedestrian717 AcrossReveal answer → Tooth718 AcrossReveal answer → Study of humans1219 AcrossReveal answer → Big city finally wanting celebration to end before the last song820 AcrossReveal answer → River island421 AcrossReveal answer → Raptor's huge catch622 AcrossReveal answer → Give622 AcrossReveal answer → Top dog, say424 AcrossReveal answer → 24 issue a choice of two gases1025 AcrossReveal answer → Bird dog perhaps on lake627 AcrossReveal answer → Inscription e.g. RIP vandalised to the left of a pub828 AcrossReveal answer →

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Little creatures after climbing up volcanic rock61 DownReveal answer → Type of spray72 DownReveal answer → Not in favour of a strong alcoholic drink42 DownReveal answer → Insignificant person93 DownReveal answer → 24 days with nothing after 12 months on low salary ultimately83 DownReveal answer → Hard-working and ambitious64 DownReveal answer → China's ready to overpower initially Cambodia and Thai peninsula74 DownReveal answer → Tear35 DownReveal answer → One's daughter found in a simple place without much sunlight65 DownReveal answer → Skittles technique's failure sorted out beforehand106 DownReveal answer → Surrender56 DownReveal answer → 24: Hill perhaps unfinished by the King after losing pound87 DownReveal answer → Essential97 DownReveal answer → Cosmetic product99 DownReveal answer → Punctuation mark911 DownReveal answer → I must wear awful red trunks as protective clothing?1013 DownReveal answer → Perception714 DownReveal answer → Clear615 DownReveal answer → Middle East protected by city mayor, that is heaven-sent for former Asian leader816 DownReveal answer → Malaysian dish517 DownReveal answer → A vote against Brexit had to rule out every border disorder818 DownReveal answer → In the end talking rubbish brings sparkle719 DownReveal answer → Decay320 DownReveal answer → Chance school book leads to learning experience621 DownReveal answer → Worried parent becomes fascinated623 DownReveal answer → The subject of female love?426 DownReveal answer →

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This page lists every clue from the The Independent crossword published on Tuesday, April 21, 2026. Answers are checked against the completed grid before publishing and live on each clue's own page, so you only see the solutions you ask for. 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.