The Independent Crossword April 22 2026 Answers
Wednesday puzzle · 54 clues · ✓ All answers verified
Below are all the The Independent Crossword April 22 2026 answers. The Wednesday puzzle has 54 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#
Study indications characteristic in body of water north-west of IcelandDENMARKSTRAIT13Across1
RecessBAY3Across1
DefeatBEAT4Across3
Bird of preyHAWK4Across5
Maybe onion is to cry overBULB4Across8
Up-to-dateCURRENT7Across9
Spits next to hat? It makes me speechlessGOBSTOPPER10Across9
ExtemporiseADLIB5Across10
Dribble excitedly over upper-class American singerBLUEBIRD8Across10
Part of a passenger shipPROMENADEDECK13Across11
Delivery from first of youthful employees unwrappedYORKER6Across11
CircumspectPRUDENT7Across12
Extinguish most of blaze next to small treesSCOTCHFIRS10Across13
Goodness, one's a yes, at firstISAY4Across16
Disappearance of brightness not goodLOSS4Across17
Spirit suppressed by nudist, ill at easeDISTILLATE10Across18
Ownerless found objectsTREASURETROVE13Across18
Rise to great height in Persia, somehowASPIRE6Across20
DevoutPIOUS5Across20
CargoFREIGHT7Across21
Gets nice flies in branch of biologyGENETICS8Across22
Cervine animalDEER4Across22
Second-handUSED4Across23
Live troll oddly ignored American convict, current leader who partied with young girlsBERLUSCONI10Across24
PlaythingTOY3Across24
Jelly portion in tea gardenAGAR4Across26
Deprived and unhappy in bed? Call EdwardDISADVANTAGED13Across27
Down
ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Arm muscleBICEPS6Down1
Betray 20 in Rome?DOUBLECROSS11Down1
MilfoilYARROW6Down2
No problem, mostly, to kick out professional of high rankNOBLE5Down2
Long noteBREVE5Down3
Suffering US heading for transformationANGUISHED9Down3
On reflection, I would spot content of fake sport that's not breathtaking?KABADDI7Down4
Decorative design and handicraftARTSANDCRAFTS13Down4
Scruffy final character in Breakfast at Tiffany's evisceratedTATTY5Down5
It sprinkles holy water in breathing apparatus, according to initiatesASPERGILL9Down6
SlumberingASLEEP6Down6
Body part seen in northern resort from time to timeTOE3Down7
Japanese dramaKABUKI6Down7
Give wayCAVEIN6Down8
Stretcher produced after basic dental worksELASTICBAND11Down12
OpposeRESIST6Down13
Site Celts developed to produce plumsTESTICLES9Down14
BrainlessSTUPID6Down14
Boffin, one enthralled by exotic insect in street?SCIENTIST9Down15
DistantREMOTE6Down15
ZeroNOUGHT6Down16
AristocracyGENTRY6Down17
Indication Rita perhaps married woman in RomeSIGNORA7Down19
StepTREAD5Down19
Got better, and stopped losing headEASED5Down21
Back in Belfast with a north German accentTWANG5Down23
Stop being flexible when nakedEND3Down25
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This page lists every clue and answer from the The Independent crossword published on Wednesday, April 22, 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.