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The Independent Crossword February 6 2026 Answers

Friday puzzle · 56 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the The Independent Crossword February 6 2026 answers. The Friday puzzle has 56 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#
US school dance about to occur involving student in difficultyPROBLEM7Across1 GaspPANT4Across1 The Scillies, for exampleISLES5Across4 Signs of hesitation interrupting magistrates, the boundersJUMPERS7Across5 Astronaut's vehicleSPACESHUTTLE12Across8 That guy in pub turning things round with such treatment?REHAB5Across9 Stringed instrumentCELLO5Across10 Meaning to switch components of TV for this new ideaINVENTION9Across10 Conceal Hampshire river in preparation for filmSCREENTEST10Across11 ExercisesSTEPUPS7Across11 Offering resistance, experienced absorbing resistanceHARD4Across12 Turn into boneOSSIFY6Across12 Cole Porter song lasting 24 hours?NIGHTANDDAY11Across14 Tropical lizardIGUANA6Across14 Doctor abandoning booze for writingINK3Across17 ExactPRECISE7Across17 CognisantAWARE5Across19 Total shambles under manager initiallySUM3Across19 Agree pedals should be redesigned to lay flat and wideSPREADEAGLE11Across20 Manicure toolNAILSCISSORS12Across21 Chair: place that one’s occupiedSEAT4Across21 OdourSMELL5Across22 Attempts to bury a piece of underwear? Ridiculous thingsTRAVESTIES10Across22 OozeSEEP4Across23 Late point scrambled, offering hope for the futurePOTENTIAL9Across26 A chess player sacrificing Bishop, sadlyALACK5Across27 Operatic song about scoundrel in delightful locationARCADIA7Across28 Soccer teams still enthralled by golferELEVENS7Across29

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Young fellow good in roles in choral piecesPARTSONGS9Down1 DismayAPPAL5Down2 Different concern getting book cancelledOTHER5Down2 Rebuke (Informal)TICKOFF7Down3 Gilbert? It’s Gilbert, heading off, distressed over carpet, ultimatelyLIBRETTIST10Down3 Make a determined demandINSIST6Down4 Something causing damp is more fluid around late evening, sayMOISTENER9Down4 Japan is dismissive of Latin dancesJIVES5Down5 Bloodsucking insectLOUSE5Down5 Citrus fruitSATSUMA7Down6 Intellect exhibited by him in dramas?MIND4Down6 Cheering about religious shaving hair?EPILATING9Down7 PublicationNEWSPAPER9Down7 Academics upset about unknown church meetingSYNOD5Down8 Go along withACCOMPANY9Down9 Taxonomic groupSPECIES7Down13 Cold times on the rise - see carp struggling - place for net action?CYBERSPACE10Down13 My acting’s dreadful but vigorousGYMNASTIC9Down15 SpectaclesGLASSES7Down15 AntennaAERIAL6Down16 French resort: la vie disrupted with duel?DEAUVILLE9Down16 EditionISSUE5Down18 They help you remember time getting away from fortress palisade?KEEPSAKES9Down18 ConcurAGREE5Down20 Faded colour copies kept up with investment from IndependentSEPIA5Down21 Indian dish: run articles about itRAITA5Down23 Popular staff ignoring leader? That’s foolishINANE5Down24 Stop to cuddle one lover of GeraintENID4Down25

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This page lists every clue and answer from the The Independent crossword published on Friday, February 6, 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.