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The Independent Crossword August 31 2026 Answers

Monday puzzle · 56 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all 56 clues from the The Independent Crossword for August 31 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
Pastry dish31 AcrossReveal answer → Destroyed ships63 AcrossReveal answer → Weepy79 AcrossReveal answer → Sausage French fry with oil, salt and bay occasionally99 AcrossReveal answer → Tea cake510 AcrossReveal answer → Cooler setter essentially renounced drink510 AcrossReveal answer → Set straight communist about conflicts without borders711 AcrossReveal answer → Say511 AcrossReveal answer → Fish captain primarily shipped to East End712 AcrossReveal answer → Letter712 AcrossReveal answer → Third nun wrongly charged with a cowardly crime913 AcrossReveal answer → Indulge in buffoonery1113 AcrossReveal answer → One who wangles tip from passenger in taxi? Animal!1114 AcrossReveal answer → Italian lady returning an unspoken acknowledgement517 AcrossReveal answer → See 13918 AcrossReveal answer → Not deep718 AcrossReveal answer → Suture holds in tendon519 AcrossReveal answer → Latin American dance520 AcrossReveal answer → Pub brawl after Welsh emptied fish cart1121 AcrossReveal answer → Place in a row522 AcrossReveal answer → Teach723 AcrossReveal answer → Sweet624 AcrossReveal answer → Unit of weight325 AcrossReveal answer → Tom consumes hot water in French stately home725 AcrossReveal answer → Ornament from Norway acquired by purist727 AcrossReveal answer → Thin bedcover Romeo brought in for model528 AcrossReveal answer → Grown-up desperate to secure extremely destructive explosive929 AcrossReveal answer →

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Inconvenienced61 DownReveal answer → Show contempt for church when snubbing cardinal's char61 DownReveal answer → Precise52 DownReveal answer → Family goes on vacation to northern capital82 DownReveal answer → Spooner's apostle's train makes scheduled stop103 DownReveal answer → Abigail is prepared for eavesdroppers44 DownReveal answer → Flowers54 DownReveal answer → Recidivist regularly concealed gear under rugby player's top105 DownReveal answer → Spicy Spanish sausage75 DownReveal answer → Weed provided by fellow impresario46 DownReveal answer → Impale66 DownReveal answer → Straight man discovered aboard ship67 DownReveal answer → Breach of the peace67 DownReveal answer → Flapper admits boss shot shooter88 DownReveal answer → Seafood dish118 DownReveal answer → Inclination714 DownReveal answer → Doctor initially assists German dissecting aged script consultant1015 DownReveal answer → Well-known615 DownReveal answer → One might provide over-optimistic worldview?1016 DownReveal answer → Academy Awards616 DownReveal answer → Rule617 DownReveal answer → Subdued party with Nollywood's top actors817 DownReveal answer → Solitary person519 DownReveal answer → Random drunk entering city where many disembarked820 DownReveal answer → Intended521 DownReveal answer → Partially retired middleman enjoys dental cover622 DownReveal answer → Character in novella that you consider memorable, ultimately624 DownReveal answer → Nobleman almost loses case426 DownReveal answer → Long needle supplier427 DownReveal answer →

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