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The Independent Crossword August 8 2026 Answers

Saturday puzzle · 110 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the The Independent Crossword August 8 2026 answers. The Saturday puzzle has 110 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#
Spirit embodied by secular Magna CartaARMAGNAC8Across1 The Princess RoyalANNE4Across1 WobbleTEETER6Across4 Uncover Blue River island figure revered along the NileANUBIS6Across5 A heavy section of trimmed tree trunk thrown in competition at Highland gamesCABER5Across8 Of benefitADVANTAGEOUS12Across8 Italian patriot and leader of the Risorgimento who conquered Sicily and Naples for the emerging kingdom of Italy in 1860GIUSEPPEGARIBALDI17Across9 Sporting equipmentGOLFCLUBS9Across9 Bread rollBAP3Across10 Irish city's ship's company that gets stuck into the vinoCORKSCREW9Across10 Peninsula: sea freezing coldMEDOC5Across11 RescueSAVE4Across12 Source of protein, iron? Thanks!FETA4Across12 Group of stars departs capital in open landauANDROMEDA9Across13 Actor best known for playing Tiberius in I, Claudius and Inspector Wexford in The Ruth Rendell MysteriesGEORGEBAKER11Across13 SwerveVEER4Across14 Sweeper coached away from the ball?CINDERELLA10Across15 Publicity-shunning Swedish-born actress whose most famous movie quote is "I want to be alone"GRETAGARBO10Across15 American female singing group founded as The Primettes in Detroit, Michigan, in 1959THESUPREMES11Across16 Best-loved shanty town bulldozing large areaFAVE4Across17 A drug or similar substance that increases physiological activitySTIMULANT9Across18 RecedeEBB3Across18 Cross and abusive on the phoneROOD4Across19 Source of government revenueINCOMETAX9Across19 Where one might find old Reg Ford?USEDCARLOT10Across20 1994 single by the Cranberries inspired the the young victims of the Warrington bombingsZOMBIE6Across20 IrascibleCANTANKEROUS12Across21 SheepdogCOLLIE6Across22 Breaking news: poor Spooner being ostracisedNONPERSON9Across22 Metallic element with the atomic number 39YTTRIUM7Across22 Drummer of the Sex PistolsPAULCOOK8Across23 In a fitting mannerDULY4Across23 An accidental that raises the pitch of the following note by one chromatic semitoneSHARP5Across24 Foreign language starts to influence opinion around part of UKIGBO4Across24 The N European finch Acanthis flavirostrisTWITE5Across25 What idiot rejected cash meant for the church?TITHE5Across26 Former nautical word for portLARBOARD8Across27 Heading back east late, he would dry outDEHYDRATE9Across27 Make cross stitch using this?NEEDLE6Across28 See 31AVRAMGRANT10Across29 Hot, steamy, lacking oxygen, turning violetAMETHYST8Across29 The movement of a body caused by thought or willpower without the application of a physical forceTELEKINESIS11Across30 Manager sacked by Chelsea in 2008 despite taking them to the Champions League finalAVRAMGRANT10Across31 New Zealand DJ who hosted a global music show on BBC Radio 1 from 2003 to 2015ZANELOWE8Across35 Type of cotton fabric with a smooth finishLISLE5Across37 Wading bird similar to a heron but usually with white plumageEGRET5Across38 British Home Secretary from 2006 to 2007JOHNREID8Across40 Young swansCYGNETS7Across41 A 1986 sci-fi film directed by James CameronALIENS6Across44 Any basidiomycetous fungus with a capped spore-producing body that is poisonousTOADSTOOL9Across45 A person who practises a form of black magic used to communicate with the dead to foretell the futureNECROMANCER11Across46 American actor whose films include Boogie Nights, Hotel Rwanda and CrashDONCHEADLE10Across48 1989 film about baseball starring Tom Berenger, Charlie Sheen and Corbin BernsenMAJORLEAGUE11Across50 1975 novel by Jack Higgins adapted into a film by John Sturges in 1976THEEAGLEHASLANDED17Across51 In Greek mythology, a Titan compelled to support the sky on his shouldersATLAS5Across52

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Roguish Austen hero undressed Elizabeth finallyARCH4Down1 1980 top ten hit single for MadnessBAGGYTROUSERS13Down1 Trashing contents of Petit Trianon, mean European princessMARIEANTOINETTE15Down2 Saint best known for his translation of the Bible into Latin (the Vulgate)JEROME6Down2 UmbilicusNAVEL5Down2 When spread, marge's so lightGOSSAMER8Down3 Castrated manEUNUCH6Down3 The first track on side two of Patti Smith's 1975 debut album HorsesKIMBERLY8Down3 Crockery itemTEACUP6Down4 Car crash south of Aleppo cleared arterial routeAORTA5Down4 Letters emblazoned on the standards of the Roman legionsSPQR4Down4 NeverthelessEVENSO6Down5 American actress and model whose films include Lenny, Superman and The Electric HorsemanVALERIEPERRINE14Down5 Even-temperedEQUABLE7Down6 Hunter set up sleeping accommodation at homeNIMROD6Down6 The capital of PeruLIMA4Down6 GenerosityLARGESSE8Down7 Robin Day worked with braille books hereBODLEIANLIBRARY15Down7 Island republic in the Indian Ocean whose capital is AntananarivoMADAGASCAR10Down7 Seated, eating cold Japanese noodles over US citySACRAMENTO10Down8 Well wrapped up, son walked with clumsy gaitSWADDLED8Down9 Egyptian goddess of fire, war, vengeance, healing and medicineSEKHMET7Down10 See 47COGITOERGOSUM13Down11 Sudden fitPAROXYSM8Down11 Alain ___, Swiss-born, British-based philosopher who co-founded The School of Life in 2008DEBOTTON8Down12 Quavering musical effectVIBRATO7Down13 Italian composer of operas such as Rigoletto, La Traviata and AidaGIUSEPPEVERDI13Down14 Where to see Stanley, Bill and Charlie call Tony endlessly?ACCRINGTON10Down14 HandgunPISTOL6Down15 Bracket candlestickSCONCE6Down16 Each second flood covers small part of ManhattanEASTSIDE8Down16 Goon whose books include Adolf Hitler: My Part in his DownfallSPIKEMILLIGAN13Down17 LoomIMPEND6Down17 We're told Samuel's girlfriend abridged dissident literatureSAMIZDAT8Down18 Play by Alfred Jarry that opened and closed in Paris on December 10, 1896UBUROI6Down19 Internet pestTROLL5Down20 Novelist comfortable after spine drainedSEWELL6Down21 German company founded in 1921 and noted particularly for electric razors and hair care appliancesBRAUN5Down21 Note buzz surrounding Alqosh's top prophetNAHUM5Down23 County clerk gossipedKENT4Down25 1915 novel by Ford Madox Ford subtitled A Tale of PassionTHEGOODSOLDIER14Down25 The goddess of peace in Greek mythologyIRENE5Down26 City in West Yorkshire on the River AireLEEDS5Down27 English actor who found fame playing Tim Canterbury in The OfficeMARTINFREEMAN13Down28 See 14GIUSEPPEVERDI13Down32 In Greek mythology, a sea god who lived in the depths of the sea with his wife Doris and their daughtersNEREUS6Down33 American state whose capital is DoverDELAWARE8Down34 American actress whose films include Fatal Attraction, Raise the Titanic and Patriot GamesANNEARCHER10Down36 Another name for a canineDOGTOOTH8Down39 A large basin-shaped crater at the top of a volcanoCALDERA7Down41 City in San Diego County, California, nicknamed "The Big Box"ELCAJON7Down42 A short video containing examples of an actor's or director's workSHOWREEL8Down43 The basis of Descartes' philosophyCOGITOERGOSUM13Down47 One of the Small Isles in the Scottish Inner Hebrides, to the south of the Isle of SkyeEIGG4Down49 Landlocked nation in Western Africa whose capital is BamakoMALI4Down50

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This page lists every clue and answer from the The Independent crossword published on Saturday, August 8, 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.