The Independent Crossword August 6 2026 Answers

Thursday puzzle · 58 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all 58 clues from the The Independent Crossword for August 6 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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Defeated criminal paid for 2 charges101 AcrossReveal answer → Cut into cubes41 AcrossReveal answer → Worthless (Informal)43 AcrossReveal answer → Fifty fish nets reserved46 AcrossReveal answer → Affectedly self-important78 AcrossReveal answer → Trunk59 AcrossReveal answer → Faceless oafs backing industrial action, mostly in suburbs99 AcrossReveal answer → Lecher perched alongside westbound track510 AcrossReveal answer → Belief510 AcrossReveal answer → Stage production of Aida short of an alto and soprano411 AcrossReveal answer → Fruit711 AcrossReveal answer → Jack Grealish's girl, maybe, supping wine in France, being patriotic1012 AcrossReveal answer → Ounce1113 AcrossReveal answer → Urge to bed emoji?814 AcrossReveal answer → Encounter715 AcrossReveal answer → Tell stories, for example about sovereign515 AcrossReveal answer → Suddenly mention glimpse of Lune going into Lancaster517 AcrossReveal answer → Alternative517 AcrossReveal answer → Condition519 AcrossReveal answer → Recent arrival discovered domes C Wren designed819 AcrossReveal answer → Elementary particle721 AcrossReveal answer → Undiluted422 AcrossReveal answer → Boldly race criminal in encounter close to home1022 AcrossReveal answer → Insult by sending cakes back423 AcrossReveal answer → Used to be423 AcrossReveal answer → Disinclined to move from Gewürztraminer tasting526 AcrossReveal answer → Money's invested in those who produce furnaces927 AcrossReveal answer → Became aware of gathered mob428 AcrossReveal answer → What can stop British playboy duke entering insane plea?1029 AcrossReveal answer →

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With a C but no L or E, Wordle could be CRUSH51 DownReveal answer → Ascendancy91 DownReveal answer → FA never fine time-wasting, ultimately72 DownReveal answer → Ice-skating turn72 DownReveal answer → Suffering upset stomach - fine wine can be like that43 DownReveal answer → Discourage53 DownReveal answer → Ascending ladder, support youngster84 DownReveal answer → Animal hair34 DownReveal answer → US officer training is never over houses65 DownReveal answer → Rotisserie45 DownReveal answer → Property negotiator116 DownReveal answer → Huge public expressions of disappointment in speech77 DownReveal answer → Party-giver47 DownReveal answer → Coot, gripped by rude urge, not behaving in line with convention98 DownReveal answer → Comedian who's missed bend cycling cracks chin?810 DownReveal answer → Working animal912 DownReveal answer → Component of blood pressure behind false start in court813 DownReveal answer → Telephone call in space - somewhat elaborate914 DownReveal answer → Yield714 DownReveal answer → Sail support415 DownReveal answer → Batsman could face this serious injury816 DownReveal answer → Incompetent516 DownReveal answer → Obscure type of weapon Greek character brought round718 DownReveal answer → Ladder step418 DownReveal answer → Lunchbox cover located by staff720 DownReveal answer → Grow old320 DownReveal answer → Man of the cloth's endless compassion over late queen621 DownReveal answer → In bottom position? That makes Bert alert524 DownReveal answer → American leaves home for university party425 DownReveal answer →

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This page lists every clue from the The Independent crossword published on Thursday, August 6, 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.