The Independent Crossword August 16 2026 Answers
Sunday puzzle · 49 clues · ✓ All answers verified
Below are all the The Independent Crossword August 16 2026 answers. The Sunday puzzle has 49 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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Click a clue for every answer it has ever hadClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Very wet planet helpfully drainedMARSHY6Across1
See noteWHISKYGALORE12Across1
Wicked vandalismSMASHING8Across4
Japanese islandHONSHU6Across8
ProhibitFORBID6Across9
Disclaimer not invoked initially when breaking contractDENIAL6Across9
Nearly all nonsense, admitted intelligence reportBULLETIN8Across10
?SINGLEMALT10Across10
Can end of tack give sharp pain? Step on itLOOKSMART9Across12
?INABUNDANCE11Across12
Rewind intro of extremely grating dismal songDIRGE5Across13
Decomposing floater in place where kids playPADDLINGPOOL12Across14
Warning of danger that doesn't materialiseFALSEALARM10Across15
Affair delights husband going through splitRELATIONSHIP12Across18
Old sixpenceTANNER6Across19
?SCOTCH6Across20
Red blood cellsERYTHROCYTES12Across21
Reluctant to spend son's moneyMEANS5Across21
Labour's demise always on the radioENDEAVOUR9Across23
Figure suspected of depleting fortune moved her tent around islandTHIRTEEN8Across24
Dutch regret withdrawal from AmericaMISSUS6Across25
Half agreed with Conservative minister's deep riftCREVASSE8Across26
Fat family's in need of fine dieticianATKINS6Across27
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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Might this be shown up in road safety test?MODELT6Down1
Ungulate's footHOOF4Down2
Irregular shifts for doorman, with none repeatedRANDOM6Down2
Japanese foodSUSHI5Down3
Notice street in centre gets competitive advantageHEADSTART9Down3
OffspringYOUNG5Down4
Face with scars perhaps from rioting in one stadiumMOUNTAINSIDE12Down5
Home ground of Liverpool FCANFIELD7Down5
Concrete ran smoothly with nothing to stop itSOLID5Down6
Dara ___, Irish comedianBRIAIN6Down6
Solvers worldwide let rip on crypticINTERPOL8Down7
Formal lettersEPISTLES8Down7
Cautiously leaving ahead of schedule, saving secondsGINGERLY8Down8
Personal appeal from Messi in the middle after pass: "Really, guys?"HANDSOMENESS12Down11
Body of an aircraftAIRFRAME8Down11
?APLENTY7Down13
Dig upUNEARTH7Down14
E.g. Harrison intuitive about India, playing sitarGUITARIST9Down15
LariatLASSO5Down16
One with amorous intentions dispatches note with perfumeAROMATIC8Down16
SpaciousROOMY5Down17
Minor animal attack somewhat interrupting runFLEABITE8Down17
Skin conditionACNE4Down18
Dwarf on BA is spoiledBONSAI6Down19
Problem written wrongly like that holding teacher upCRISIS6Down20
Eastern principles some start using the wrong waySUTRA5Down22
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This page lists every clue and answer from the The Independent crossword published on Sunday, August 16, 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.