The Independent Crossword April 26 2026 Answers
Sunday puzzle · 52 clues · ✓ All answers verified
Below are all the The Independent Crossword April 26 2026 answers. The Sunday 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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Click a clue for every answer it has ever hadClueAnswerLettersDirection#
See noteWILDFLOWER10Across1
Climber melted last ice with bit of muesliCLEMATIS8Across1
That woman sounded doubly pretentiousCHICHI6Across6
Branch of philosophyETHICS6Across8
Small child having very weak gripSKIDDY6Across9
ScantySKIMPY6Across9
?PRIMROSE8Across10
Difficult pretending to be someone else on XEXACTING8Across10
TobogganSLED4Across11
Guys that are fairly dull last to expect flatteryBLANDISHMENT12Across11
InnumerableMYRIAD6Across12
Fuel with nasty smell brought round by soldierPARAFFIN8Across13
Yellow birdCANARY6Across14
Team with Pele but no wingers, well-balanced?ELEVEN6Across15
Mike wears heels for endurance raceLEMANS6Across16
ContinentASIA4Across16
Property loan agreementMORTGAGE8Across18
One entertained by revolting celebrities on flightUPSTAIRS8Across18
?ORCHID6Across20
Move lad with infection that mustn't be passed onCONFIDENTIAL12Across20
Small, narrow spaceCRANNY6Across21
Temperature controllerTHERMOSTAT10Across22
Most of Mean Girls cast act poorlyMALINGER8Across23
Conservative, say, one reducing spending?CUTTER6Across24
Force directed towards Earth pause when toldWEIGHT6Across25
Emergency control on the other side of bike?OVERRIDE8Across26
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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Fancy bishop does nothing with much passionLIKEBLAZES10Down2
Local linguistic usageIDIOM5Down2
Friar spat regularly beneath cross in seminaryMADRASA7Down3
StrifeDISCORD7Down3
Cotton threadLISLE5Down4
Did flirt ruffle Daisy's skirts with toe?TOYED5Down4
Pentecost celebrationWHITSUN7Down5
Relative keeps walkingSTEPSON7Down5
Indian currency unitRUPEE5Down6
Cold tea left in canteenCHARMLESS9Down6
?STORMY6Down7
Profound how decimal system counts irrational numberINTENSE7Down7
Worker delivered new partsHAND4Down8
Driving fan parking here at old groundPETROLHEAD10Down12
Walter Scott novelIVANHOE7Down13
Venezuelan capitalCARACAS7Down14
Throwing couple of rights, initially fear punch-upFISTFIGHT9Down14
?RAGING6Down15
Small food fishSPRAT5Down17
Very keen on Gordian knotsADORING7Down17
Computer peripheralMODEM5Down18
Bear short of energyUNDERGO7Down18
Traveller first to arrive by way of height?AVIATOR7Down19
Tropical fruitGUAVA5Down19
Hospital in south coast resort attracting particular clienteleNICHE5Down21
Heavy blow toppled English prisonerGALE4Down22
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This page lists every clue and answer from the The Independent crossword published on Sunday, April 26, 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.