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The Independent Crossword August 19 2026 Answers

Wednesday puzzle · 56 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all 56 clues from the The Independent Crossword for August 19 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
God involved in aggressive act by desperately ill conman as president141 AcrossReveal answer → Stop51 AcrossReveal answer → Drag with great effort34 AcrossReveal answer → Reading desk78 AcrossReveal answer → Mother-of-pearl59 AcrossReveal answer → Old Testament priest310 AcrossReveal answer → Mediterranean resort with hotel in bay510 AcrossReveal answer → Edging around spot of unrest, runs into seven Roman rulers911 AcrossReveal answer → Consequently911 AcrossReveal answer → Offer excessive backing for military service action?712 AcrossReveal answer → Thanklessness1112 AcrossReveal answer → Check behind rocks for possible sign of distress713 AcrossReveal answer → Hardline communist, not a wet514 AcrossReveal answer → Keep holding note, intermittently acerbic, for old newsreader916 AcrossReveal answer → Progeny917 AcrossReveal answer → Officer's subordinate losing head after signal to pause919 AcrossReveal answer → 50-50 about a sports jacket feature520 AcrossReveal answer → Ignited320 AcrossReveal answer → Alloy521 AcrossReveal answer → Column of rising air722 AcrossReveal answer → Ease when floating, for example, among marine mammals722 AcrossReveal answer → Owing323 AcrossReveal answer → Broken piece524 AcrossReveal answer → Splitting chocolate bar to be eaten by hazard725 AcrossReveal answer → Way of putting one's foot down in support of country927 AcrossReveal answer → Lord of most of Kent region528 AcrossReveal answer → Fat fool keeping almost emaciated First Lady very close1429 AcrossReveal answer →

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Visitor61 DownReveal answer → Public sale72 DownReveal answer → I trace criminal drilling behind cell92 DownReveal answer → Scene of conflict a long while back53 DownReveal answer → Upright53 DownReveal answer → Had a go at casual worker after attending inspirational talk94 DownReveal answer → Merciful74 DownReveal answer → Private area's security measures no good55 DownReveal answer → Lizard55 DownReveal answer → Damaged manicure on left of digits96 DownReveal answer → Doubt116 DownReveal answer → Share view of deforestation's impact?57 DownReveal answer → Discourage57 DownReveal answer → Not one in three, sadly78 DownReveal answer → Impart knowledge during class69 DownReveal answer → Retort713 DownReveal answer → Predicament714 DownReveal answer → Pastime515 DownReveal answer → Jazz on electronic record label915 DownReveal answer → Impassive616 DownReveal answer → Effort to get section of Commons supporting Labour platform917 DownReveal answer → Criminal deception518 DownReveal answer → Point to pet I claim is abandoned918 DownReveal answer → Gratuities dry up where turds gather?719 DownReveal answer → Estimate519 DownReveal answer → Rubbish batch of small buns?621 DownReveal answer → Portion of filo I added, served up as garnish523 DownReveal answer → Doesn't go to sleep on board ship524 DownReveal answer → Right winger the heart of Athletic526 DownReveal answer →

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This page lists every clue from the The Independent crossword published on Wednesday, August 19, 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.