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The Independent Crossword August 31 2026 Answers

Monday puzzle · 56 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the The Independent Crossword August 31 2026 answers. The Monday puzzle has 56 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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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Pastry dishPIE3Across1 Destroyed shipsWRECKS6Across3 WeepyTEARFUL7Across9 Sausage French fry with oil, salt and bay occasionallyCHIPOLATA9Across9 Tea cakeSCONE5Across10 Cooler setter essentially renounced drinkICIER5Across10 Set straight communist about conflicts without bordersRIGHTED7Across11 SayUTTER5Across11 Fish captain primarily shipped to East EndKIPPERS7Across12 LetterMISSIVE7Across12 Third nun wrongly charged with a cowardly crimeHITANDRUN9Across13 Indulge in buffooneryPLAYTHEFOOL11Across13 One who wangles tip from passenger in taxi? Animal!FIDDLERCRAB11Across14 Italian lady returning an unspoken acknowledgementDONNA5Across17 See 13HITANDRUN9Across18 Not deepSHALLOW7Across18 Suture holds in tendonSINEW5Across19 Latin American danceMAMBO5Across20 Pub brawl after Welsh emptied fish cartWHEELBARROW11Across21 Place in a rowALIGN5Across22 TeachEDUCATE7Across23 SweetSUGARY6Across24 Unit of weightTON3Across25 Tom consumes hot water in French stately homeCHATEAU7Across25 Ornament from Norway acquired by puristPENDANT7Across27 Thin bedcover Romeo brought in for modelSHEER5Across28 Grown-up desperate to secure extremely destructive explosiveGUNPOWDER9Across29

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
InconveniencedPUTOUT6Down1 Show contempt for church when snubbing cardinal's charSCORCH6Down1 PreciseEXACT5Down2 Family goes on vacation to northern capitalKINGSTON8Down2 Spooner's apostle's train makes scheduled stopPORTOFCALL10Down3 Abigail is prepared for eavesdroppersMAID4Down4 FlowersROSES5Down4 Recidivist regularly concealed gear under rugby player's topBACKSLIDER10Down5 Spicy Spanish sausageCHORIZO7Down5 Weed provided by fellow impresarioWIMP4Down6 ImpaleSKEWER6Down6 Straight man discovered aboard shipLINEAR6Down7 Breach of the peaceAFFRAY6Down7 Flapper admits boss shot shooterCROSSBOW8Down8 Seafood dishCLAMCHOWDER11Down8 InclinationLEANING7Down14 Doctor initially assists German dissecting aged script consultantDRAMATURGE10Down15 Well-knownFAMOUS6Down15 One might provide over-optimistic worldview?ROSEWINDOW10Down16 Academy AwardsOSCARS6Down16 RuleGOVERN6Down17 Subdued party with Nollywood's top actorsDOWNCAST8Down17 Solitary personLONER5Down19 Random drunk entering city where many disembarkedNORMANDY8Down20 IntendedMEANT5Down21 Partially retired middleman enjoys dental coverENAMEL6Down22 Character in novella that you consider memorable, ultimatelyNATURE6Down24 Nobleman almost loses caseEARL4Down26 Long needle supplierPINE4Down27

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This page lists every clue and answer from the The Independent crossword published on Monday, August 31, 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.