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The Independent Crossword April 30 2026 Answers

Thursday puzzle · 56 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the The Independent Crossword April 30 2026 answers. The Thursday 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#
Cycling round the real West End of London? Not BarkingALLTHERE8Across1 CheerySUNNY5Across1 Floating markerBUOY4Across4 Papers kept in small trophy somewhere in LondonSIDCUP6Across6 ChangeALTER5Across7 StretchyELASTIC7Across8 Maybe hiding from danger undergroundGERUND6Across9 IntonationCADENCE7Across10 Professor suspected of murder seen at opera house before darkness finally fallsPLUMMETS8Across10 ShyTIMID5Across11 Stressed MP? Ease his stressEMPHASISE9Across11 Type of weaponCLUSTERBOMB11Across12 Ethiopian princess who dies in city square after being flayedAIDA4Across13 Spent hours collecting good preliminary sketchesROUGHS6Across15 Wasted time in British Library with old religious texts from the eastBLOTTO6Across17 ConfessADMIT5Across17 Place an order for tinned nutsINDENT6Across18 Mark made by industrial waste, making large markSMUDGE6Across19 ExpressionlessDEADPAN7Across19 Eared sealSEALION7Across21 Harmful organism concealed by fingermarkGERM4Across21 Military fabric colourKHAKI5Across22 Escort business used by a ConservativeACCOMPANY9Across22 Owl's cryHOOT4Across23 FashionTREND5Across24 Posh car follows street walkerSTROLLER8Across25 Tree found in areas full of prickly plants after temperature's droppedACACIA6Across26 East side of LeytonORIENT6Across28 Cross-eyed brat thrown under the busBETRAYED8Across29

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
In short supplySCARCE6Down1 Wingless insects remain in a state of inactivityLIE3Down2 IllustriousNOTED5Down2 Verity gets tense sitting next to David's great-grandmotherTRUTH5Down3 UnderpantsYFRONTS7Down3 The best placed card player from Athens led off with diamondsELDESTHAND10Down4 ExplosionBLAST5Down4 Former model making outEXPOSE6Down5 BestOPTIMUM7Down5 Pornographic material is mounted at prime locationsSMUT4Down6 InterminableNEVERENDING11Down6 Dark humour spread thickDIMWITTED9Down7 Mad, mad ruler, not very progressiveULTRAMODERN11Down8 CipherCODE4Down9 Out of energy, remain strong when waving red ragMORNINGSTAR11Down12 Back complaintLUMBAGO7Down13 Item of beddingBLANKET7Down14 Theatrical chap provides accommodation for young man in 24FLAMBOYANT10Down14 Raised platformDAIS4Down15 European articles give greater strength to this suggestionUNDERTONE9Down16 CruelUNKIND6Down16 DistortTWIST5Down18 StagePHASE5Down20 Second century Semite amuletSCARAB6Down20 Romp on a beach in Ibiza?PLAYA5Down23 Note padFLAT4Down24 Passion leads to intimate relations and unlimited sexIRE3Down27

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This page lists every clue and answer from the The Independent crossword published on Thursday, April 30, 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.