The Independent Crossword August 9 2026 Answers
Sunday puzzle · 51 clues · ✓ All answers verified
Below are all the The Independent Crossword August 9 2026 answers. The Sunday puzzle has 51 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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Wedding party so nearly having start delayedHENNIGHT8Across1
See noteWHEATGERM9Across1
Turn odd bits of bomber jacket greenBECOME6Across6
TactlessGAUCHE6Across7
EsteemADMIRE6Across8
19C novelist amends chapter in Curious case of Oliver TwistSIRWALTERSCOTT14Across9
InfatuatedSMITTEN7Across9
ImpetuousRASH4Across10
Short cone and tall cone share an endCONSPIRE8Across10
?BACTERIUM9Across11
Company outing abandoned by Jack with indifferenceCOOLLY6Across12
Bumper possibly clipped by old ladyMEGA4Across13
Bill wandering into Aldi furtherADDITIONAL10Across14
Charitable donationsALMS4Across16
Enjoy security? Commission bespoke techHAVEITMADE10Across16
?MICROBE7Across18
Jesus lives foreverISAY4Across19
Thin outer layerVENEER6Across20
Moderately coldCHILLY6Across21
Grand, opulent, almost plush?FABRIC6Across21
Addition to a buildingEXTENSION9Across22
Snappy save that stops high shot?CROSSBAR8Across23
Refuse to move bowl containing dead fish from outsideDIGONESHEELSIN14Across24
Punches landed excessively on your earONETWO6Across26
Suspect solitary enemy of RepublicanROYALIST8Across27
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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
City in KansasWICHITA7Down1
Notable experience swimming so deep around islandEPISODE7Down2
BuildERECT5Down2
Pig's head turning 180 degrees unlike beforeNOW3Down3
Running shoeTRAINER7Down3
Four brave nurses go out for a good timeGALLIVANT9Down4
?EMMER5Down4
Did 25 fully pay attention to getting shirt on?TEEHEED7Down5
Area of boggy groundMORASS6Down5
No-frills airline defective but let's go with itBASIC5Down6
UntrueFALSE5Down6
Addicts who frequent bars never weary?CHOCOLOHICS11Down7
Original guy bored by literature mounted musicalMATILDA7Down8
One put off from playing gig after this?STAGEFRIGHT11Down11
Small monkeyTAMARIN7Down12
IdealisticUTOPIAN7Down13
ClaimALLEGE6Down14
KingdomREALM5Down15
Bum drained extremely hot brew in NY's skid rowTHEBOWERY9Down15
Nearly everyone puttin' on show at ChristmasALADDIN7Down17
?SPELT5Down17
Copper section in Dell rival's chargerACCUSER7Down18
Desert plantsCACTI5Down19
Spaniard's so long collecting silver piecesADAGIOS7Down20
Eager to help both sides in CongoCANDO5Down22
See face of lunatic that slays meLOL3Down25
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This page lists every clue and answer from the The Independent crossword published on Sunday, August 9, 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.