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The Independent Crossword August 16 2026 Answers

Sunday puzzle · 49 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all 49 clues from the The Independent Crossword for August 16 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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ClueLetters#Answer
Very wet planet helpfully drained61 AcrossReveal answer → See note121 AcrossReveal answer → Wicked vandalism84 AcrossReveal answer → Japanese island68 AcrossReveal answer → Prohibit69 AcrossReveal answer → Disclaimer not invoked initially when breaking contract69 AcrossReveal answer → Nearly all nonsense, admitted intelligence report810 AcrossReveal answer → ?1010 AcrossReveal answer → Can end of tack give sharp pain? Step on it912 AcrossReveal answer → ?1112 AcrossReveal answer → Rewind intro of extremely grating dismal song513 AcrossReveal answer → Decomposing floater in place where kids play1214 AcrossReveal answer → Warning of danger that doesn't materialise1015 AcrossReveal answer → Affair delights husband going through split1218 AcrossReveal answer → Old sixpence619 AcrossReveal answer → ?620 AcrossReveal answer → Red blood cells1221 AcrossReveal answer → Reluctant to spend son's money521 AcrossReveal answer → Labour's demise always on the radio923 AcrossReveal answer → Figure suspected of depleting fortune moved her tent around island824 AcrossReveal answer → Dutch regret withdrawal from America625 AcrossReveal answer → Half agreed with Conservative minister's deep rift826 AcrossReveal answer → Fat family's in need of fine dietician627 AcrossReveal answer →

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Might this be shown up in road safety test?61 DownReveal answer → Ungulate's foot42 DownReveal answer → Irregular shifts for doorman, with none repeated62 DownReveal answer → Japanese food53 DownReveal answer → Notice street in centre gets competitive advantage93 DownReveal answer → Offspring54 DownReveal answer → Face with scars perhaps from rioting in one stadium125 DownReveal answer → Home ground of Liverpool FC75 DownReveal answer → Concrete ran smoothly with nothing to stop it56 DownReveal answer → Dara ___, Irish comedian66 DownReveal answer → Solvers worldwide let rip on cryptic87 DownReveal answer → Formal letters87 DownReveal answer → Cautiously leaving ahead of schedule, saving seconds88 DownReveal answer → Personal appeal from Messi in the middle after pass: "Really, guys?"1211 DownReveal answer → Body of an aircraft811 DownReveal answer → ?713 DownReveal answer → Dig up714 DownReveal answer → E.g. Harrison intuitive about India, playing sitar915 DownReveal answer → Lariat516 DownReveal answer → One with amorous intentions dispatches note with perfume816 DownReveal answer → Spacious517 DownReveal answer → Minor animal attack somewhat interrupting run817 DownReveal answer → Skin condition418 DownReveal answer → Dwarf on BA is spoiled619 DownReveal answer → Problem written wrongly like that holding teacher up620 DownReveal answer → Eastern principles some start using the wrong way522 DownReveal answer →

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This page lists every clue from the The Independent crossword published on Sunday, August 16, 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.