The Independent Crossword April 9 2026 Answers
Thursday puzzle · 52 clues · ✓ All answers verified
Below are all the The Independent Crossword April 9 2026 answers. The Thursday 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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Across
Click a clue for every answer it has ever hadClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Sauce baseROUX4Across1
Ticket-sellerTOUT4Across4
Dark colourCHARCOALGREY12Across8
One often sleeping unleashed extremely masculine odoursDORMOUSE8Across8
Young Nicklaus earned this in leading positionsGREENJACKET11Across9
One cycling with new type of lightNEON4Across10
MagnanimousNOBLE5Across10
Thousands in disgrace abroad took part in untidy meleeSCRIMMAGED10Across11
A fewSEVERAL7Across11
See 9GREENJACKET11Across12
Unit of timeMINUTE6Across13
Reassign Spooner’s part of leg dance?RENUMBER8Across14
Lots upset after vicar renounces allegianceREVOLTS7Across15
Showy plantORCHID6Across15
ValourCOURAGE7Across16
Father knocked back a quick drink with the regularsPATRONS7Across17
SupplyISSUE5Across18
Very healthy (Informal)FITASAFIDDLE12Across20
Knock about with niece playing card gamePATIENCE8Across20
Judge ejected from parties with A-listersCELEBS6Across22
CapriceWHIM4Across22
Short expletive heard on EastEnders - he caught her with a chopper!HELICOPTER10Across23
MelodyTUNE4Across23
Turn left regularly in this game?GOLF4Across24
Initially statesmanlike, it's said Starmer is one on the slideSKIER5Across25
Denounce senior manager's payEXECRATE8Across26
Down
ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Second downgrade is reasonableMODERATE8Down1
Group of musiciansORCHESTRA9Down2
Stone mason turns up checking the last wordAMEN4Down2
Diagnostic photographsXRAYS5Down3
Fat reserves not specified at the end of the daySUNSET6Down3
LabelTAG3Down4
In Yorkshire The Clangers causes nightmaresTERRORS7Down4
Say nothing! Husband is always primarily going on about himselfEGOMANIA8Down5
DiscoverUNEARTH7Down5
Cracking lad married flighty typeREDADMIRAL10Down6
Financial aspectsECONOMICS9Down6
Blessings received following this violent outburst?SNEEZE6Down7
ClothingGARB4Down7
Drunk (Slang)BLADDERED9Down9
Bright redVERMILION9Down12
Lifted cloak covering item with 50% off in Institute of ClayKAOLINITIC10Down13
FeedNOURISH7Down14
Letters written in to Independent about Oregon's food cooked in a clay ovenTANDOORI8Down16
PreciseEXACT5Down17
Third character in Enid Blyton novel about international aristocracyNOBILITY8Down18
Well-mannered partner of Lady Moray?GENTEEL7Down19
TeamSIDE4Down19
Farage is manifestly displaying prejudice against senior citizensAGEISM6Down21
PurposeAIM3Down21
Heartless official in a tight spotCORNER6Down22
Italian race's banking arrangementGIRO4Down24
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This page lists every clue and answer from the The Independent crossword published on Thursday, April 9, 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.