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The Independent Crossword August 2 2026 Answers

Sunday puzzle · 53 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all 53 clues from the The Independent Crossword for August 2 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
Squeeze Mike Pence in hearts and spades81 AcrossReveal answer → See note101 AcrossReveal answer → What might be left inside hat after opening of sutures?56 AcrossReveal answer → Occur68 AcrossReveal answer → Cake decoration59 AcrossReveal answer → Remove stones from pockets, reversing element of race strategy79 AcrossReveal answer → Chat GPT's creator runs outside710 AcrossReveal answer → ?810 AcrossReveal answer → Pump beginning to generate trickle of water511 AcrossReveal answer → Stitched join411 AcrossReveal answer → Detained in conversation1112 AcrossReveal answer → Different from gold, debt instruments reportedly untrustworthy913 AcrossReveal answer → Plain bothies in disrepair providing no shelter1214 AcrossReveal answer → Biting fly415 AcrossReveal answer → Con artist817 AcrossReveal answer → Orbiter going round Mars, perhaps carrying oxygen tank1218 AcrossReveal answer → Of better quality520 AcrossReveal answer → ?621 AcrossReveal answer → In a sense, the way force offer resistance921 AcrossReveal answer → From that time on1022 AcrossReveal answer → Slightly charming son leaves ego at home523 AcrossReveal answer → Diplomat not drinking gripped by advanced thirst724 AcrossReveal answer → Better teacher said "Ask me another"725 AcrossReveal answer → Upland swallows527 AcrossReveal answer → Consider change to script that bores friend828 AcrossReveal answer →

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Total calculated wrongly then correctly82 DownReveal answer → Take advantage of72 DownReveal answer → Temperature to the north rising, say33 DownReveal answer → Person beyond help or recovery (Informal)53 DownReveal answer → Talkative dear has answer for everything, initially94 DownReveal answer → Great success74 DownReveal answer → Crumbly sandwich without filling worth getting unwrapped?55 DownReveal answer → Assumed name55 DownReveal answer → Land transaction only includes one mistake116 DownReveal answer → Stingy person76 DownReveal answer → Keep stunning shot of English river67 DownReveal answer → Indian dress47 DownReveal answer → Vicar's patch has rip that needs fixing68 DownReveal answer → Dog starts to learn Italian, answering "heel" there?69 DownReveal answer → ?712 DownReveal answer → The Spanish aristocrat does sweet decorations for funeral1112 DownReveal answer → Watch713 DownReveal answer → Unladylike young female (Informal)714 DownReveal answer → Advert claiming merit so inappropriately paid off915 DownReveal answer → ?516 DownReveal answer → Boxing match interrupted by supporter after Fury's face puffed up816 DownReveal answer → Classical dish Chinese-American lawyer served up617 DownReveal answer → Billiards shot518 DownReveal answer → DIY sale clearing odd bits with kitchen furniture?619 DownReveal answer → Discharge419 DownReveal answer → Crawl from Krakow to Warsaw620 DownReveal answer → Male gymnast's head breaks weak beam522 DownReveal answer → Go off summit in the wrong direction326 DownReveal answer →

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This page lists every clue from the The Independent crossword published on Sunday, August 2, 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.