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The Independent Crossword April 28 2026 Answers

Tuesday puzzle · 56 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the The Independent Crossword April 28 2026 answers. The Tuesday puzzle has 56 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#
Miscreant left after vandalising car I'm inCRIMINAL8Across1 Culinary herbDILL4Across1 ConsumingEATING6Across3 Book about processesACTSON6Across5 Type of art exhibitINSTALLATION12Across7 ExcessivelyTOO3Across9 Important person (Informal)BIGCHEESE9Across10 Unusually half-hearted copper isn't a senior officerINSPECTOR9Across10 Following detailed stratagem detective keeps up the average workPLODS5Across11 Wear occasionally chosen for babyFRAY4Across12 DisconnectDETACH6Across12 SmearSMUDGE6Across13 Clumsily drop a clue including essential element of fingerprint police show?PROCEDURAL10Across13 Bachelor with deficiency - he won't make the first moveBLACK5Across14 Statesman in NATO I put ahead of elderly relativeINDIANAN8Across16 LieFALSEHOOD9Across16 PrepareSET3Across18 Beyond the paleUNACCEPTABLE12Across19 Went over and put the lid back onRECAPPED8Across19 Pagan god with northern character from the pastTHORN5Across21 Bad-temperedCRABBY6Across21 BurdenONUS4Across22 Knockout stuff - cool, extremely raffish tailored fashionCHLOROFORM10Across24 Conservative spouted air in speechBLUE4Across25 Romance at 30,000 feet maybe not unknownFLING5Across28 Explosive charge that's directed to cause pain - mine?SMARTBOMB9Across29 Dismounts after cycling with little impactLIGHTS6Across30 Soprano perhaps keeps from speaking about new tenor with hesitant expressionGANGSTER8Across31

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Bluff, extremely cheerful fellow provided sandwichesCLIFF5Down1 Fell asleepDRIFTEDOFF10Down1 SurviveLASTOUT7Down2 Place in office where you might find a donkey doing no workINSTALL7Down2 Speech of praiseEULOGY6Down3 Thought "perfect" would be a bit too muchIDEA4Down3 Vessel's battery discharging poorlyARTERY6Down4 Express disapprovalTUT3Down4 Hangman's halterNOOSE5Down5 Meal cooked outdoorsBARBECUE8Down6 Tolerated low-pitched distortion after line cutCOPEDWITH9Down6 Scotsman may wear this cross around old bishopSPORRAN7Down7 Snuggling up in cleanest lingerieNESTLING8Down8 UnremittingRELENTLESS10Down8 Advertising? Sugar coating determining what the customer paysPRICING7Down9 Moisture in the airHUMIDITY8Down11 Refuse containerDUSTBIN7Down14 ObtainCOMEBY6Down15 Lay claim to typographic arrangement abandoned by Associated PressCOPYRIGHT9Down15 Passenger shipLINER5Down17 Elegant words said before meal, not needing any more before the endGRACEFUL8Down17 City strike not ending quicklyBELFAST7Down18 Phoning the ministry?CALLING7Down20 Male swanCOB3Down20 Dismiss lure, crypticallyRULEOUT7Down22 Seminar can arbitrarily cut obscure mattersARCANA6Down23 Firebrand ruler once accepting honourEMBER5Down26 Only men invited stay ages after the last couples leaveSTAG4Down27

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This page lists every clue and answer from the The Independent crossword published on Tuesday, April 28, 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.