The Independent Crossword August 2 2026 Answers
Sunday puzzle · 53 clues · ✓ All answers verified
Below are all the The Independent Crossword August 2 2026 answers. The Sunday puzzle has 53 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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Squeeze Mike Pence in hearts and spadesCOMPRESS8Across1
See noteWEIGHTGAIN10Across1
What might be left inside hat after opening of sutures?SCALP5Across6
OccurHAPPEN6Across8
Cake decorationICING5Across9
Remove stones from pockets, reversing element of race strategyPITSTOP7Across9
Chat GPT's creator runs outsideOPENAIR7Across10
?KILOGRAM8Across10
Pump beginning to generate trickle of waterGRILL5Across11
Stitched joinSEAM4Across11
Detained in conversationBUTTONHOLED11Across12
Different from gold, debt instruments reportedly untrustworthyNOTORIOUS9Across13
Plain bothies in disrepair providing no shelterINHOSPITABLE12Across14
Biting flyGNAT4Across15
Con artistSWINDLER8Across17
Orbiter going round Mars, perhaps carrying oxygen tankCOMETONOGOOD12Across18
Of better qualityFINER5Across20
?OBTAIN6Across21
In a sense, the way force offer resistanceSHOWFIGHT9Across21
From that time onTHEREAFTER10Across22
Slightly charming son leaves ego at homeELFIN5Across23
Diplomat not drinking gripped by advanced thirstATTACHE7Across24
Better teacher said "Ask me another"SURPASS7Across25
Upland swallowsDOWNS5Across27
Consider change to script that bores friendMEDITATE8Across28
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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Total calculated wrongly then correctlyOUTRIGHT8Down2
Take advantage ofEXPLOIT7Down2
Temperature to the north rising, sayPUT3Down3
Person beyond help or recovery (Informal)GONER5Down3
Talkative dear has answer for everything, initiallyEXPANSIVE9Down4
Great successTRIUMPH7Down4
Crumbly sandwich without filling worth getting unwrapped?SHORT5Down5
Assumed nameALIAS5Down5
Land transaction only includes one mistakeSIERRALEONE11Down6
Stingy personNIGGARD7Down6
Keep stunning shot of English riverAMAZON6Down7
Indian dressSARI4Down7
Vicar's patch has rip that needs fixingPARISH6Down8
Dog starts to learn Italian, answering "heel" there?PUGLIA6Down9
?BENEFIT7Down12
The Spanish aristocrat does sweet decorations for funeralLASTOFFICES11Down12
WatchOBSERVE7Down13
Unladylike young female (Informal)LADETTE7Down14
Advert claiming merit so inappropriately paid offAMORTISED9Down15
?TONNE5Down16
Boxing match interrupted by supporter after Fury's face puffed upBOUFFANT8Down16
Classical dish Chinese-American lawyer served upADONIS6Down17
Billiards shotINOFF5Down18
DIY sale clearing odd bits with kitchen furniture?ISLAND6Down19
DischargeEMIT4Down19
Crawl from Krakow to WarsawKOWTOW6Down20
Male gymnast's head breaks weak beamGLEAM5Down22
Go off summit in the wrong directionROT3Down26
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This page lists every clue and answer from the The Independent crossword published on Sunday, August 2, 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.