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The Independent Crossword April 8 2026 Answers

Wednesday puzzle · 54 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the The Independent Crossword April 8 2026 answers. The Wednesday puzzle has 54 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#
Bit of dried fruit is marked with spotsDAPPLE6Across1 Neckwear itemTIE3Across1 ActionDEED4Across3 Man would develop ultimate in quince jams, a key part of sustainable farmingHEDGEROW8Across5 Chronic anxiety about one's healthHYPOCHONDRIA12Across7 Plant partROOT4Across8 Glandular organPANCREAS8Across9 Women in German city more frosty?WINTRIER8Across9 Murphy's successful shot at snooker, essentiallyPOTATO6Across10 Upset clean young man trying to helpAGONYUNCLE10Across11 MealDINNER6Across12 Beseech other guards to reflectECHO4Across12 Part of the eyeRETINA6Across13 Allow nurses to depart — it could be a slippery slope?GRADIENT8Across13 Broadcaster assuming setter had died is treacherousSKIDDY6Across16 IntermittentSPORADIC8Across16 Challenge naughty child with fake gunIMPUGN6Across17 Newspaper articleOPED4Across18 Nasty smell next to trap overwhelming a CzechBOHEMIAN8Across19 IrascibleCANTANKEROUS12Across20 Strong impulseURGE4Across21 Yearn for unmarried womanMISS4Across21 Definite articleTHE3Across22 Emphasises time to take temperature for cardiological examinationSTRESSTEST10Across22 I dream about respectADMIRE6Across25 Something to avoid when driving in backward regions with boresSANDTRAP8Across26 Reportedly fracture part of foot next to American volcanoKRAKATOA8Across27 Help someone intolerant of idiots?ASSIST6Across28

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Tropical stormTYPHOON7Down1 Sacking Postecoglou shortly to protect teamAXING5Down2 EveryEACH4Down2 Don and Vladimir, say, having nothing for IndiaPUTON5Down3 SubtractedDEDUCTED8Down3 Gourmet's impressive main course in North YorkshireEPICURE7Down4 BanishEXILE5Down4 Bean Charlie's dropped in carriageHARICOT7Down5 Parlour gameCHARADES8Down5 Humble hairdresser pedantically lifting coversDEPRESS7Down6 Achieve successGOFAR5Down6 Zealotry of old, mostly negligent, male accepting Trump's overtureEXTREMISM9Down7 Figures in old place of worship briefly lowering top of altarOCTAHEDRA9Down8 CarelessSLAPDASH8Down10 Witty remarksREPARTEE8Down11 Get betterIMPROVE7Down14 Memo to take a restREMAINDER9Down14 Short leg struck mid-off!DRUMSTICK9Down15 Hybrid animalHINNY5Down15 BroadcastingONAIR5Down17 You're welcome to a news broadcastNOSWEAT7Down18 Serving ace to exclude the possibility of one returning at speed, primarilyBARISTA7Down19 Something owedDEBT4Down19 Hotel beginning to offer small Pavlova, praise the LordHOSANNA7Down20 Drinks around Spain? AbsolutelyTOTES5Down23 Persian leaders from the north and from the southSHAHS5Down24

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This page lists every clue and answer from the The Independent crossword published on Wednesday, April 8, 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.