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The Independent Crossword August 12 2026 Answers

Wednesday puzzle · 51 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the The Independent Crossword August 12 2026 answers. The Wednesday puzzle has 51 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#
Rock group going downhill?ROLLINGSTONES13Across1 Audible exhalationsSIGHS5Across1 Golfer's cryFORE4Across4 Sportsground partRUNNINGTRACK12Across7 Scrounge from bishop prior to arrestBLAG4Across8 Neckwear itemSCARF5Across9 Blend still Champagne, say, around back of restaurantINTERTWINE10Across9 InstanceEXAMPLE7Across10 God is a chicken in SpainAPOLLO6Across10 ExpensiveCOSTLY6Across11 Renowned revolutionary has an encounter in riverESTEEMED8Across11 Lively American relative's dangerous illnessPERTUSSIS9Across12 Type of dance musicTECHNO6Across13 Beginning to document setter's fallDIVE4Across14 Failed to take down broadcastBLEW4Across15 Italian regionTUSCANY7Across16 A drink date that leads to conflictAGINCOURT9Across16 HumorousCOMIC5Across18 Office equipment itemLASERPRINTER12Across19 Supporter on football pitch to attempt a record most initially ignoredGOALPOST8Across20 ChargesFEES4Across20 Tiny amphibian belonging to me picked upMINUTE6Across21 Shout of approvalCHEER5Across21 Dicky learnt duet in cleaner'sLAUNDRETTE10Across23 Local man keeps coolCALM4Across24 Old tyrant uses handmaid's pantsSADDAMHUSSEIN13Across25

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Light shoesSANDALS7Down1 Returning more ashen, starts to suffer extreme setbackRELAPSE7Down1 SorrowGRIEF5Down2 Stage naked ramble? It's allowedLEGAL5Down2 Small sealSIGNET6Down3 Popular English actor is heading directly into the windINIRONS7Down3 AbandonFORSAKE7Down4 Sewers sometimes require this decongestant, ultimately, long after partiesGATHERINGSTITCH15Down4 Result in wife abandoning second shot?TURNTO6Down5 SummaryRECAP5Down5 Ox mince we fancy in part of AmericaNEWMEXICO9Down6 Take legal action againstPROSECUTE9Down6 Frank is following onSINCERE7Down7 Sweet spreadLEMONCURD9Down8 Moccasin-like shoesLOAFERS7Down12 Mistakenly enter deli with limes on either side?TREELINED9Down13 RodentHAMSTER7Down14 Source of energy from Isle of Man fish stocksBIOMASS7Down15 Short-sightedMYOPIC6Down15 Book anaesthetistsNUMBERS7Down17 Clay rockSHALE5Down17 Drug Republican from Rome, possibly, ignoring AmericanRITALIN7Down18 ScoldCHIDE5Down18 Blimey! Arsenal regularly making bloomerCORREA6Down19 Hearts blocking French football club's cornerNICHE5Down22

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This page lists every clue and answer from the The Independent crossword published on Wednesday, August 12, 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.