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The Independent Crossword February 1 2026 Answers

Sunday puzzle · 52 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the The Independent Crossword February 1 2026 answers. The Sunday puzzle has 52 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#
See noteWATERFEATURE12Across1 Sporting prizeTROPHY6Across8 Band's tour helper (Informal)ROADIE6Across9 Small amount wasted - order less!NOTASMUCH9Across9 ?HALLMARK8Across10 TV channel once held back final part of Daphne DuckEVADE5Across10 Guards opening exits and access pointsENTRIES7Across11 Public performance by couple out of time throughout and lateOVERDUE7Across12 AngerIRE3Across12 Yellow aggregate containing clay and hematite primarilyOCHRE5Across13 Study of celestial bodiesASTRONOMY9Across13 One well ahead of our time with new style of serene artEASTERNER9Across14 Old singer broadcast hit and real men criedMARLENEDIETRICH15Across16 Plant fluidSAP3Across17 ?IRRIGATE8Across18 Break up with Spooner’s tetchy American girlfriendDISSIPATE9Across19 Sharp replyRETORT6Across20 Hit hardWALLOP6Across21 Italian brother boxes leftover plantsFLORA5Across21 GossipTITTLETATTLE12Across22 Cannabis regularly taken eating chicken Madras!CHENNAI7Across22 Loads of ‘brrm brrm’ when this happens?CARGOES7Across23 Fortune laid out by American for prestigious carLOTUS5Across24 Trifling Ig Nobel award - extremely funnyNOBIGDEAL9Across25

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
University nurses oddly in favour of master's degree remaining the sameUNREFORMED10Down1 Sewer in street's an irritating thing?STITCHER8Down2 OverseasABROAD6Down2 Head lost in despair abandoned hopeASPIRE6Down3 EjectEXPEL5Down3 Arsenal reserves warm upGUNS4Down4 Travel by airFLY3Down4 County has address centrally within mall perhaps to letSHROPSHIRE10Down5 White native South AfricanAFRIKANER9Down5 Radioactive elementURANIUM7Down6 People accommodated in principle here?TENEMENT8Down6 Prepared for publicationEDITED6Down7 What’s on is below standard today essentiallyPARDON6Down7 One is or used to beWERE4Down8 Type of gunAIRPISTOL9Down11 Promotions delight some at first with envy occasionally admittedELEVATIONS10Down14 Carry the weight ofSUPPORT7Down14 ?ASPECT6Down15 Al Shearer’s injured in practice sessionsREHEARSALS10Down15 AmbleSTROLL6Down16 Sinister force existing to the North where the monster lurksEVILNESS8Down17 Variations in chemical make-up established by organisation that standardises drinksISOTOPES8Down18 Sleeveless jacketGILET5Down19 It’s mostly easy relaxingSIESTA6Down20 ?WET3Down21 Hunt's changing of gearFORAGE6Down21 One hundred, worn-out and stiffCOLD4Down22 Copper on beat missing half of blockCUBE4Down23

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This page lists every clue and answer from the The Independent crossword published on Sunday, February 1, 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.