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The Independent Crossword April 8 2026 Answers

Wednesday puzzle · 54 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all 54 clues from the The Independent Crossword for April 8 2026. Stuck on one? Click the clue to reveal its verified answer, plus every other answer that clue has had across every publisher in our database.

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Bit of dried fruit is marked with spots61 AcrossReveal answer → Neckwear item31 AcrossReveal answer → Action43 AcrossReveal answer → Man would develop ultimate in quince jams, a key part of sustainable farming85 AcrossReveal answer → Chronic anxiety about one's health127 AcrossReveal answer → Plant part48 AcrossReveal answer → Glandular organ89 AcrossReveal answer → Women in German city more frosty?89 AcrossReveal answer → Murphy's successful shot at snooker, essentially610 AcrossReveal answer → Upset clean young man trying to help1011 AcrossReveal answer → Meal612 AcrossReveal answer → Beseech other guards to reflect412 AcrossReveal answer → Part of the eye613 AcrossReveal answer → Allow nurses to depart — it could be a slippery slope?813 AcrossReveal answer → Broadcaster assuming setter had died is treacherous616 AcrossReveal answer → Intermittent816 AcrossReveal answer → Challenge naughty child with fake gun617 AcrossReveal answer → Newspaper article418 AcrossReveal answer → Nasty smell next to trap overwhelming a Czech819 AcrossReveal answer → Irascible1220 AcrossReveal answer → Strong impulse421 AcrossReveal answer → Yearn for unmarried woman421 AcrossReveal answer → Definite article322 AcrossReveal answer → Emphasises time to take temperature for cardiological examination1022 AcrossReveal answer → I dream about respect625 AcrossReveal answer → Something to avoid when driving in backward regions with bores826 AcrossReveal answer → Reportedly fracture part of foot next to American volcano827 AcrossReveal answer → Help someone intolerant of idiots?628 AcrossReveal answer →

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Tropical storm71 DownReveal answer → Sacking Postecoglou shortly to protect team52 DownReveal answer → Every42 DownReveal answer → Don and Vladimir, say, having nothing for India53 DownReveal answer → Subtracted83 DownReveal answer → Gourmet's impressive main course in North Yorkshire74 DownReveal answer → Banish54 DownReveal answer → Bean Charlie's dropped in carriage75 DownReveal answer → Parlour game85 DownReveal answer → Humble hairdresser pedantically lifting covers76 DownReveal answer → Achieve success56 DownReveal answer → Zealotry of old, mostly negligent, male accepting Trump's overture97 DownReveal answer → Figures in old place of worship briefly lowering top of altar98 DownReveal answer → Careless810 DownReveal answer → Witty remarks811 DownReveal answer → Get better714 DownReveal answer → Memo to take a rest914 DownReveal answer → Short leg struck mid-off!915 DownReveal answer → Hybrid animal515 DownReveal answer → Broadcasting517 DownReveal answer → You're welcome to a news broadcast718 DownReveal answer → Serving ace to exclude the possibility of one returning at speed, primarily719 DownReveal answer → Something owed419 DownReveal answer → Hotel beginning to offer small Pavlova, praise the Lord720 DownReveal answer → Drinks around Spain? Absolutely523 DownReveal answer → Persian leaders from the north and from the south524 DownReveal answer →

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This page lists every clue from the The Independent crossword published on Wednesday, April 8, 2026. Answers are checked against the completed grid before publishing and live on each clue's own page, so you only see the solutions you ask for. 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.