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The Independent Crossword February 23 2026 Answers

Monday puzzle · 58 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the The Independent Crossword February 23 2026 answers. The Monday puzzle has 58 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#
Bound to drink around end of weekSKIP4Across1 Very muchFAR3Across1 Knight's titleSIR3Across3 Places with few grasses or leavesDESERTS7Across4 BeingEXISTENCE9Across8 Church benchPEW3Across9 Synthetic fabricRAYON5Across10 13 perhaps head off to find antelope in the PyreneesIZARD5Across10 Moth ultimately ensnared by dreadful trapdoor spider?ARTHROPOD9Across11 Fellow feelingEMPATHY7Across11 Tightest locks on street securing back of houseMEANEST7Across12 VegetableCAULIFLOWER11Across13 Short route following French sea birdMERLIN6Across13 Host runs out in revealing swimsuitTHONG5Across15 Mischievous impGREMLIN7Across15 Opposing trains set offRESISTANT9Across17 ViperADDER5Across17 AppropriateAPT3Across19 Amateur recording movie shot in high definition initially earns OscarHOMEVIDEO9Across20 Useful facilitiesAMENITIES9Across21 Old money train discoveredDUCAT5Across21 Grow oldAGE3Across22 White whale, maybe seen through special binocularsALBINO6Across22 ZeroNIL3Across23 Rare poem about a missing penguin?EMPEROR7Across24 Sign formal document retaining accountCHARACTER9Across27 Must be off - heading to town - cheers!GOTTA5Across29 Watch Bob leaving dateTAKEOUT7Across30 Throws away out-of-date jams?BINS4Across31

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Traditional storyFAIRYTALE9Down1 Light anchor king found on borderKEDGE5Down2 Vitamin ARETINOL7Down2 Penny was on top, holding one in bed tightPLASTERED9Down3 Farm animalsSHEEP5Down3 Time for everyone to stop raving over bit of informationDATUM5Down4 TearRIP3Down4 Stunned pair is inside safe and sound finallySURPRISED9Down5 Close byNEAR4Down5 Almost ready for final messageRIP3Down6 Not given enough moneyUNDERFUNDED11Down6 Stirs around drinkSODA4Down7 LopsidedAWRY4Down7 Michigan school's principal meets one fired after strike, causing conflictMISMATCH8Down8 Weird old man smuggled medium parts for use in trapPARANORMAL10Down9 Exercise machineTREADMILL9Down12 SpeechORATION7Down14 Copper infiltrates where bottles of ale are stored? WrongINACCURATE10Down14 SnatchGRAB4Down15 I've got a big cooked topside of beef cut to tryGIVEITAGO9Down16 DepartLEAVE5Down16 Cycling old woman stopping to skewer some seafoodSTONECRAB9Down18 HurryRUSH4Down18 Test cases sorted out for lessonTUTORIAL8Down19 BeverageTEA3Down20 Group of over one hundred and twenty regularly shunnedOCTET5Down23 Druid perhaps, with power once more, ousting leader of IceniPAGAN5Down25 Rabbit's tail shortened near beginning of surgerySCUT4Down26 Mum fleeing ocean predator in old boatARK3Down28

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This page lists every clue and answer from the The Independent crossword published on Monday, February 23, 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.