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The Independent Crossword April 9 2026 Answers

Thursday puzzle · 52 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all 52 clues from the The Independent Crossword for April 9 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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Across

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ClueLetters#Answer
Sauce base41 AcrossReveal answer → Ticket-seller44 AcrossReveal answer → Dark colour128 AcrossReveal answer → One often sleeping unleashed extremely masculine odours88 AcrossReveal answer → Young Nicklaus earned this in leading positions119 AcrossReveal answer → One cycling with new type of light410 AcrossReveal answer → Magnanimous510 AcrossReveal answer → Thousands in disgrace abroad took part in untidy melee1011 AcrossReveal answer → A few711 AcrossReveal answer → See 91112 AcrossReveal answer → Unit of time613 AcrossReveal answer → Reassign Spooner’s part of leg dance?814 AcrossReveal answer → Lots upset after vicar renounces allegiance715 AcrossReveal answer → Showy plant615 AcrossReveal answer → Valour716 AcrossReveal answer → Father knocked back a quick drink with the regulars717 AcrossReveal answer → Supply518 AcrossReveal answer → Very healthy (Informal)1220 AcrossReveal answer → Knock about with niece playing card game820 AcrossReveal answer → Judge ejected from parties with A-listers622 AcrossReveal answer → Caprice422 AcrossReveal answer → Short expletive heard on EastEnders - he caught her with a chopper!1023 AcrossReveal answer → Melody423 AcrossReveal answer → Turn left regularly in this game?424 AcrossReveal answer → Initially statesmanlike, it's said Starmer is one on the slide525 AcrossReveal answer → Denounce senior manager's pay826 AcrossReveal answer →

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Second downgrade is reasonable81 DownReveal answer → Group of musicians92 DownReveal answer → Stone mason turns up checking the last word42 DownReveal answer → Diagnostic photographs53 DownReveal answer → Fat reserves not specified at the end of the day63 DownReveal answer → Label34 DownReveal answer → In Yorkshire The Clangers causes nightmares74 DownReveal answer → Say nothing! Husband is always primarily going on about himself85 DownReveal answer → Discover75 DownReveal answer → Cracking lad married flighty type106 DownReveal answer → Financial aspects96 DownReveal answer → Blessings received following this violent outburst?67 DownReveal answer → Clothing47 DownReveal answer → Drunk (Slang)99 DownReveal answer → Bright red912 DownReveal answer → Lifted cloak covering item with 50% off in Institute of Clay1013 DownReveal answer → Feed714 DownReveal answer → Letters written in to Independent about Oregon's food cooked in a clay oven816 DownReveal answer → Precise517 DownReveal answer → Third character in Enid Blyton novel about international aristocracy818 DownReveal answer → Well-mannered partner of Lady Moray?719 DownReveal answer → Team419 DownReveal answer → Farage is manifestly displaying prejudice against senior citizens621 DownReveal answer → Purpose321 DownReveal answer → Heartless official in a tight spot622 DownReveal answer → Italian race's banking arrangement424 DownReveal answer →

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This page lists every clue from the The Independent crossword published on Thursday, April 9, 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.