The Independent Crossword August 5 2026 Answers
Wednesday puzzle · 54 clues · ✓ All answers verified
Below are all the The Independent Crossword August 5 2026 answers. The Wednesday puzzle has 54 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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Conceited American in Bordeaux?VAIN4Across1
Young horseFOAL4Across1
Performed (a task)DID3Across3
Douglas here maintains svelte physique eating zero fat meals primarilyISLEOFMAN9Across3
FissureRIFT4Across7
Retaliatory actionREPRISAL8Across8
Bonus promotion almost overADDON5Across8
Miserly person (Informal)CHEAPSKATE10Across9
Practising dental work?DRILLING8Across10
Endless, asinine rubbish about Instagram symbolINSIGNIA8Across11
Very fast body of waterSOLENT6Across12
ManageMAKEDO6Across12
Pattern of tiny piecesMOSAIC6Across13
Old bishop behind society for religious peopleOBLATES7Across15
Facial featureDOUBLECHIN10Across15
Have more staying power than half-hearted social rejectOUTLAST7Across17
ForlornDESOLATE8Across18
In secondary education? Rest and eat before start of examTEENAGE7Across18
TenseTAUT4Across20
Pedestrian unlucky to meet a vehicle coming firstVANILLA7Across20
Not well litDIM3Across21
Court orderWRIT4Across22
End of combat that's unfortunate for indigenous AustraliansKOALAS6Across22
Make extended remix of metal song principally lacking energyELONGATE8Across23
Pilots' map readers ignoring leader - not goodAVIATORS8Across26
Express disapproval over royal governess?TUTOR5Across27
I'm not sure journalist's stalking ability is exhaustedKNACKERED9Across28
Familiar with riding?UPON4Across29
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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Fifth and final poet returning to visit fine eastern cityVLADIVOSTOK11Down1
Fencing swordFOIL4Down1
Junior diplomatATTACHE7Down2
Asian runner visiting Germany and AmericaINDUS5Down2
Brief swimDIP3Down3
Discuss idle site to be repurposed after decentralisation, and related mattersSIDEISSUES10Down4
ImbibeDRINK5Down4
Ireland's old monarch trendingERIN4Down5
GhastlyGRUESOME8Down5
Consequences of following a large thugFALLOUT7Down6
Team leaderCAPTAIN7Down6
Film in musical venueANNIEHALL9Down7
King abandons Lancelot for one dark periodNIGHT5Down9
Brief publicationPAMPHLET8Down10
Blade on a rifleBAYONET7Down11
Pyramid model done rather crudelyTETRAHEDRON11Down13
US politicianSENATOR7Down14
Rally and unite to secure new victoryCONVALESCE10Down14
Western actor playing evil men, including a RepublicanLEEMARVIN9Down16
Ponder morbidlyBROOD5Down16
Female relativeAUNT4Down17
Language master's superseding bachelor's in another languageARAMAIC7Down19
PurposeAIM3Down19
Nine gross only?NONET5Down21
Revolving set about to cause problemsACTUP5Down24
Anonymous person taking small quantity of medicationDOSE4Down25
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This page lists every clue and answer from the The Independent crossword published on Wednesday, August 5, 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.