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The Independent Crossword August 1 2026 Answers

Saturday puzzle · 108 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the The Independent Crossword August 1 2026 answers. The Saturday puzzle has 108 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#
Pastry dishPIE3Across1 GrabSEIZE5Across3 Church serviceMASS4Across7 Unpleasant smell leaves area of cityROUGH5Across8 Brandy (French)EAUDEVIE8Across8 Much in demandSOUGHTAFTER11Across9 "I hate this dessert," said one coming backBOOMERANG9Across10 English actor who played the title role in the 1977 Franco Zeffirelli miniseries Jesus of NazarethROBERTPOWELL12Across10 ExtendSPREAD6Across11 Criminal could undo a lock without key in ideal worldCLOUDCUCKOOLAND15Across11 Sparks when Romeo meets Juliet set back by sides in VeronaACTIVATES9Across12 Lead singer of The Animals and WarERICBURDON10Across12 Powerful shockTRAUMA6Across13 I've finished speaking special spellOVERS5Across14 Villainous ensign in Shakespeare's OthelloIAGO4Across14 TV drama series based on a series of novels by Diana GabaldonOUTLANDER9Across15 AgitatedOVERWROUGHT11Across15 Where you might find husband off the beaten trackMIDDLEOFNOWHERE15Across16 Libyan city called Euesperides by the ancient GreeksBENGHAZI8Across16 Marshbird of the rail family, with mainly black or dark plumage and a red billGALLINULE9Across17 Young racehorseYEARLING8Across18 English actor whose films include Genevieve and Reach for the SkyKENNETHMORE11Across18 Show regret overtaking Tesla, sayREVUE5Across19 NoblemanEARL4Across20 Post from sketch show entertaining great man in audienceSNAILMAIL9Across21 Glossy fabricSATIN5Across21 Newcastle United centre-back who made his World Cup debut for England as a substitute to help see out a 3–2 victory over Mexico in the 2026 FIFA World CupDANBURN7Across21 A tree typically bearing cones and evergreen leavesCONIFER7Across22 SpeckDOT3Across22 City in Monterey County, California of which Clint Eastwood was mayor between 1986 and 1988CARMEL6Across23 Set for success from section of record following where Trump liesONTHERIGHTTRACK15Across23 Fighter happy a riot eruptedGLADIATOR9Across25 Team appearing in French and Saunders finally retiresEXITS5Across26 Military treaty and association of Eastern European countries formed in 1955WARSAWPACT10Across27 The longest-running West End play, which opened in 1952, written by Agatha ChristieTHEMOUSETRAP12Across30 Oscar-winning 1970 biopic starring George C Scott in the title rolePATTON6Across32 Feminist sexologist born Shirley Diana Gregory in Saint Joseph, Missouri, in 1942SHEREHITE9Across34 Northamptonshire village that was the site of a major Parliamentarian victory in the Civil War in 1645, when Cromwell routed Prince Rupert's forceNASEBY6Across35 The capital of MadagascarANTANANARIVO12Across37 1984 Booker Prize-winning novel by Anita BrooknerHOTELDULAC10Across39 Gaseous element with the atomic number 8OXYGEN6Across41 Greek goddess whose Roman counterpart is CeresDEMETER7Across42 Sessions of the principal court in each county, replaced by crown courts in 1971ASSIZES7Across44 Best Actor Oscar-winner for Goodbye, Mr. ChipsROBERTDONAT11Across47 North American anacardiaceous shrub of the genus RhusPOISONOAK9Across50 The westernmost point of EnglandLANDSEND8Across53 Surname of Ginger SpiceHALLIWELL9Across54 The colour of unbleached linenECRU4Across56 US TV personality who was the first host of The Tonight Show, 1954–1957STEVEALLEN10Across57 1980s American TV series starring Bruce Willis and Cybill ShepherdMOONLIGHTING12Across58

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Herald for one hundred and one entering the sea in FrancePROCLAIMER10Down1 Vietnamese national costume, now most commonly worn by womenAODAI5Down1 AttitudePOSTURE7Down1 Perhaps repent? Not this womanSHEDEVIL8Down2 Horse on which Marion Mould won the Individual Jumping silver medal in the 1968 OlympicsSTROLLER8Down2 Coloured cosmeticEYESHADOW9Down2 Captures one abandoning bid during salesABDUCTIONS10Down3 See 8GRAHAMNORTON12Down3 Former French coinSOU3Down3 Hit button on the counterBONK4Down4 Women's quarters in a Muslim house or palaceSERAGLIO8Down4 MotionlessINERT5Down4 Slovenian town that hosted the World Rowing Championships for the fourth time in 2011BLED4Down5 Study heart in love with love once moreDENOVO6Down5 WitticismEPIGRAM7Down5 Raised platformDAIS4Down6 Perhaps Jesus and Hazard sent new losing sidesNAZARENE8Down6 English writer whose works include the novel The Egoist and the poem Modern LoveGEORGEMEREDITH14Down6 Upcoming artist mostly past his primeAGED4Down7 See 51STELLAGIBBONS13Down7 Irish TV and radio presenter who played Father Noel Furlong in Father TedGRAHAMNORTON12Down8 A moist white Italian curd cheeseMOZZARELLA10Down9 One attacks occasionally dumb loyaltyUBOAT5Down9 Natural disastersACTSOFGOD9Down10 Antony's most devoted friend in Shakespeare's play Antony and CleopatraENOBARBUS9Down11 Series of actionsPROCESS7Down12 Alfred ___, French psychologist remembered for studies of the intellectual development of childrenBINET5Down13 He’s as burnt at sea as others in his positionSUNBATHERS10Down13 IncreaseAUGMENT7Down14 How to make waxing glide and move smoothlySTEALAKISS10Down15 Wading birdEGRET5Down16 ConservativeTORY4Down17 United go over stopping time to attack — it’s not going to workDUVETDAY8Down17 Time to stick spring chicken in that caseWELLTHEN8Down18 TavernINN3Down19 Port and resort in Andalusia after which a sweet fortified dessert wine is namedMALAGA6Down19 Attention-seeking academic's plea to retire — it makes you sickEMETIC6Down20 Novel by Louisa May Alcott originally published in two volumes in 1868 and 1869LITTLEWOMEN11Down20 I taxi over after heading to Ann SummersABACI5Down22 Some sexy group needing erectionORGY4Down23 Football club founded as Dial Square in 1886ARSENAL7Down24 Dirtbag occasionally pens love letterIOTA4Down24 The innermost of Jupiter's known moonsMETIS5Down25 Plant whose pods yield a mild laxativeCASSIA6Down26 Debut single by the Spice Girls that topped the UK singles charts for seven weeks in 1996WANNABE7Down28 1895 science fiction novella by H G Wells featuring the Eloi and the MorlocksTHETIMEMACHINE14Down29 The White Swan in the ballet Swan LakeODETTE6Down31 Lead character in a series of stories by Jacqueline WilsonTRACYBEAKER11Down33 French midfielder who won the Premier League with Leicester City and the Champions League with ChelseaNGOLOKANTE10Down38 Of a chromosome during meiosis, not paired with its homologueUNIVALENT9Down40 A pictorial representation of a facial expression using punctuation marksEMOTICON8Down43 The study of Chinese language, history and cultureSINOLOGY8Down45 Flat-bottomed boat traditionally used on the canals of VeniceGONDOLA7Down46 Plant cultivated for its crisp curly leaves, used in saladsENDIVE6Down48 The eighth letter of the Greek alphabetTHETA5Down49 English writer best known for the novel Cold Comfort FarmSTELLAGIBBONS13Down51 Standard monetary and currency unit of Switzerland and LiechtensteinFRANC5Down52 The Asian citrus tree Citrus aurantifoliaLIME4Down55

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This page lists every clue and answer from the The Independent crossword published on Saturday, August 1, 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.