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The Independent Crossword August 29 2026 Answers

Saturday puzzle · 115 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the The Independent Crossword August 29 2026 answers. The Saturday puzzle has 115 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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Dogfish used as foodHUSS4Across1 Clarified butterGHEE4Across3 Spirits chant with wings the wrong way roundGINS4Across7 Strangely iridescent rashINDISCREET10Across8 The oldest of Alexandre Dumas's Three MusketeersATHOS5Across8 1969 novel by Philip RothPORTNOYSCOMPLAINT17Across9 BurdensomeONEROUS7Across9 Arms on the counter somewhere in pubSNUG4Across9 SayingADAGE5Across10 Rooney's latest title with foreign team - one Zinedine Zidane oversaw originallyINTERMEZZO10Across10 WrongERRONEOUS9Across11 Very warmHOT3Across12 Tricks Methuselah will use shortly ... is one briefly taken in?ILLUSIONS9Across12 US stateRHODEISLAND11Across13 One of The Wailers on the road with The PoliceSIREN5Across14 1973 Sydney Pollack film starring Barbra Streisand and Robert RedfordTHEWAYWEWERE12Across14 US-born British horse trainer who retired in 2002 and gave his Park House stables licence to his son AndrewIANBALDING10Across15 Anxious sheep following that blokeHETUP5Across16 English actress whose films include Titanic, Finding Neverland and The ReaderKATEWINSLET11Across16 VehicleCAR3Across17 MarriageMATRIMONY9Across18 Anne ___, English poet and painter eulogised by John Dryden in a 1686 poemKILLIGREW9Across18 Back in saddle, a pair of bachelors go outEBB3Across18 Attack dog's half-cut after two drops of beerBESET5Across20 A data input device with a limited number of keysKEYPAD6Across20 ProposalOFFER5Across20 Root vegetable, one of a group found among cabbages?SWEDE5Across21 HerbOREGANO7Across21 Foot partSOLE4Across22 Actor who played the title role in TV series Lou GrantEDASNER7Across22 Area of London that was the original home of Arsenal FCWOOLWICH8Across23 Someone who's made-up about rare catchCHARACTER9Across23 ImpelURGE4Across23 Organic compound that is an ester of a fatty acidLIPID5Across24 Spaniard's "house white" is portCASABLANCA10Across25 Horse that won the 1999 DerbyOATH4Across25 Player obsessed with technique knocked back whole bandMUSO4Across27 The plant Cicer arietinum, cultivated for its seeds that are a key ingredient in hummusCHICKPEA8Across27 Transported upon sled, somehow fitting every other bit of globe inSPELLBOUND10Across28 Travel stops Nordic people missing their capitalINNS4Across29 Mediterranean republic whose capital is VallettaMALTA5Across30 1979 song that gave Kool & the Gang their first UK top ten hitLADIESNIGHT11Across31 The son of Isaac and twin brother of Esau in the Old TestamentJACOB5Across32 1986 film starring Bob Hoskins and Cathy TysonMONALISA8Across36 A small flightless South American bird resembling the ostrichRHEA4Across38 Mediterranean umbelliferous plant with liquorice-flavoured seedsANISE5Across39 Legal means by which a person can change their nameDEEDPOLL8Across41 Nickname of Vice Admiral Edward VernonOLDGROG7Across42 The largest Canadian provinceQUEBEC6Across45 A canton in the northeast of Switzerland, entirely surrounded by the canton of St GallenAPPENZELL9Across46 Former prime minister of India who was assassinated in 1991RAJIVGANDHI11Across47 American actress who was the narrator of the 1962 film To Kill a MockingbirdKIMSTANLEY10Across49 English poet whose verse collections include The Whitsun WeddingsPHILIPLARKIN12Across51 1970 hit single by The Carpenters written by Roger Nichols and Paul WilliamsWEVEONLYJUSTBEGUN17Across52 Tuscan city famous its Palio horse raceSIENA5Across53

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Violinist, born in Tel Aviv in 1945, who made his debut at Carnegie Hall in 1963ITZHAKPERLMAN13Down1 Penning article, cancel dated bookANNUAL6Down1 Addicted (Informal)HOOKED6Down1 Large shore bird of the genus LimosaGODWIT6Down2 See 25CASHINON8Down2 Very steepSHEER5Down2 The most watched TV show in the United States from 1989 to 1990ROSEANNE8Down3 Bathroom facilities spoiled bedsitBIDETS6Down3 The trunk of a treeBOLE4Down4 Swindles bringing in very little money for troublemakersSCAMPS6Down4 PaganHEATHEN7Down4 English actress who became Baroness OlivierJOANPLOWRIGHT13Down5 Unknown uniform seen in upsetting programme's medical episodesSEIZURES8Down5 HappeningEVENT5Down5 The capital of SamoaAPIA4Down6 Old German chancellor perhaps unaffected by revolutionOTTO4Down6 ConnectedJOINED6Down6 SocietyASSOCIATION11Down7 Woman from 25A doing a turn during gig that is occasionally lacking tricksGASLIGHTS9Down7 James ___, England midfielder who joined West Ham United from Southampton in 2023WARDPROWSE10Down7 PlatformDAIS4Down8 Well-known seduction poem by John DonneTHEFLEA7Down10 Request from host exhausted religious viewershipRSVP4Down11 A fulmar or petrel that ejects a foul-smelling oil from its stomachSTINKER7Down11 Cheshire market town with a high concentration of listed buildingsNANTWICH8Down12 1980s American sitcom starring Paul Reiser, Greg Evigan and Staci KeananMYTWODADS9Down13 Poem's outstanding when read aloudODE3Down13 DamagingHARMFUL7Down14 Hang aroundLOITER6Down15 No 10 tears into doughnut with bad reputationNOTORIOUS9Down15 PastBYGONE6Down16 Stage name of the Ghanaian-born rapper Kwasi Esono Danquah IIITINCHYSTRYDER13Down17 Some seethe as he strokes trophyTHEASHES8Down17 VexedCROSS5Down17 AdditionalMORE4Down18 A certain lady smiles when leaving M&SBEA3Down19 BroadcastingONAIR5Down19 New Orleans song that gave the Dixie Cups a big hit in 1965IKOIKO6Down19 Stuck-up old Stockholm-born actress failing to finish show offBRAG4Down20 Songbird also called a titlarkPIPIT5Down21 Make mummy different meal when doctor intervenesEMBALM6Down22 Wax cylinder working after century, some hope?CRAYON6Down23 Someone badly missing school daysTRUANT6Down24 After husband's in a better place, new squeeze?CASHINON8Down25 Personal computer introduced by Commodore in 1985AMIGA5Down26 Penny caught bouquetCENT4Down26 South American country whose capital is SantiagoCHILE5Down27 English model and TV personality stripped of her 2006 Miss Great Britain title after posing nude in PlayboyDANIELLELLOYD13Down28 Blind Puerto Rican musician, singer and composer whose hits include Light My Fire and Feliz NavidadJOSEFELICIANO13Down29 1993 film that tells the story of a Uruguayan rugby team whose plane crashed into the Andes in 1972ALIVE5Down33 Dark brownish-red colour, which takes its name from the French word for chestnutMAROON6Down34 44th Vice President of the United States, 1989–1993DANQUAYLE9Down35 An "Opera-oratorio after Sophocles" by Igor Stravinsky, first performed in 1927OEDIPUSREX10Down37 Synthetic compound used as an anaesthetic and analgesic and also illicitly as a recreational drugKETAMINE8Down40 1983 Christmas number one single by the Flying PicketsONLYYOU7Down42 Margaret Thatcher's one-word reaction to the successful recapture of South Georgia from Argentine forces in 1982REJOICE7Down43 1983 UK number one single by KC and the Sunshine BandGIVEITUP8Down44 The capital of Australia's Northern TerritoryDARWIN6Down48 A member of the aboriginal people of JapanAINU4Down50 The soft fibrous tissue lining the inside of the rind in citrus fruitsPITH4Down51

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