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The Independent Crossword April 23 2026 Answers

Thursday puzzle · 52 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the The Independent Crossword April 23 2026 answers. The Thursday puzzle has 52 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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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
In a short timeSOON4Across1 MultitudeARMY4Across3 Date leaves for tastier dinner, we hearTIME4Across4 Sea creature protects a bit of landACRE4Across6 Hairy swinger opening hotelSLOTH5Across7 Notional mark to one's creditBROWNIEPOINT12Across7 LaconicTERSE5Across9 Wedding guest trashed basement after dropping an EBESTMAN7Across9 Mean, for exampleAVERAGE7Across10 StruggleTUSSLE6Across11 Bats agreed to welcome black hawk after name changeREBADGE7Across11 Old dad ultimately upset one's left homeEXPAT5Across12 Turkey gobbles behind short male bullies?MALTREATS9Across13 GlobeSPHERE6Across13 Club supporters of course part of the furnitureSETTEES7Across15 Originator of theory's sore over hypothetical particleTACHYON7Across16 Scottish emblemTHISTLE7Across16 EraEPOCH5Across18 Mark Antony's second only to bloody revolutionary chiefCOMMANDER9Across18 Declaration at wedding also exposed loved onesIDOLS5Across19 European plug stopping phone receiving textREADING7Across20 VegetablesSPRINGGREENS12Across20 At libertyFREE4Across21 Stretchy Scrabble piece covers multiple spacesTENSILE7Across22 Farm buildingBARN4Across22 A bunch of seamstresses sabotaging spinning jennies?ASSES5Across23 Military sphere supposedly sending third of weapons to the frontMARS4Across24 Regiment kept in the dark loses heartUNIT4Across25

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Stand-inSUBSTITUTE10Down1 Those inside second home misspend now and then cut backECONOMISED10Down1 SmellODOUR5Down2 Stingy individual back on cheaper boozeBEER4Down2 WorshipADORE5Down3 Rolls with wedges, maybe?WHEELS6Down3 Many characters of a certain age put on theseTABLETS7Down4 BanalMUNDANE7Down4 Ancient people some spot playing around – is Methuselah one?MESOPOTAMIANS13Down5 IllUNWELL6Down5 Hold-upDELAY5Down6 One charged after boosting of two vehicles initially tried taking offSUBTRACTION11Down7 Leather shorts with bracesLEDERHOSEN10Down8 Perhaps Benjamin Button arranged loan in obscure languageOLDBABYLONIAN13Down8 A couple of postgraduates penning article on movement's figure studyMATHEMATICS11Down10 CaptainSKIPPER7Down12 Ancient city infiltrating large state again works on paperLITERATURE10Down14 VersePOETRY6Down14 Light brownBEIGE5Down15 On sites for puzzling, most like the InquisitorNOSIEST7Down17 StringTWINE5Down17 Popular breakfast show on the radioCEREAL6Down18 Musical dramaOPERA5Down19 I spy it go snap or squash?GAME4Down21

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This page lists every clue and answer from the The Independent crossword published on Thursday, April 23, 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.