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The Independent Crossword February 7 2026 Answers

Saturday puzzle · 114 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the The Independent Crossword February 7 2026 answers. The Saturday puzzle has 114 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#
SiameseTHAI4Across1 I caught ballEYE3Across1 Stirrer stirring in tea leaves originally from the groundTERRESTRIAL11Across3 IncursionRAID4Across4 ClergymanCHAPLAIN8Across8 Character who marries Estella in the novel Great Expectations by Charles DickensBENTLEYDRUMMLE14Across9 Designer carries 21 tops for idle ushers marshalling funeral venueCREMATORIUM11Across9 Prayer endingAMEN4Across9 Kelly's back roomDEN3Across10 Ornamental shrubRHODODENDRON12Across10 Stages on which Sir Ralph Richardson stoodLEGS4Across11 Ero e ___, 1707 cantata by Handel also known after its first line as Qual ti reveggio, oh DioLEANDRO7Across11 Facts say syphilis gets caught by 'resting' close to othersSTATISTICS10Across12 Item of footwearSHOE4Across12 Avian creatureBIRD4Across13 1965 Walt Disney film starring Hayley Mills and Dean JonesTHATDARNCAT11Across14 African people in bar nicked beer barrelBANTU5Across14 1995 film starring Matt McCoy and Kelly LeBrockHARDBOUNTY10Across15 That's the one thing foxes like - weeBINGO5Across15 Ludwig Ritter von ___, Austrian musicologist best known for cataloguing the works of MozartKOCHEL6Across16 Cups are moved to the end of counterBRA3Across16 Winter sport participantsSNOWBOARDERS12Across17 One with cold admitted to A&EACE3Across17 A dish of leftover boiled cabbage, potatoes and sometimes cooked meat fried togetherBUBBLEANDSQUEAK15Across17 Building rugby posts alongside riverHOUSE5Across18 The period of time permitted by commercial usage for the redemption of foreign bills of exchangeUSANCE6Across18 Electronic Scrabble letter turned over to make 'CREAM'ELITE5Across19 CabbageKALE4Across19 Andrés ___, Colombian footballer who was killed after scoring an own goal in the 1994 FIFA World CupESCOBAR7Across19 We gather stupid insinuation is quieteningDIMINUENDO10Across20 BereftDEPRIVED8Across20 PortentOMEN4Across22 The ___, TV programme whose first series centred on Dr David Keel, played by Ian HendryAVENGERS8Across22 Commonest word/letter for 'you'THEE4Across23 NoblemanDUKE4Across23 City in Nevada famous for luxury hotels and casinosLASVEGAS8Across24 Perform with a mix of tailless catsACT3Across26 Formality of well-known Greek character with capeSTARCHINESS11Across27 An old measure, the length of the arm from the elbow to the tip of the middle fingerCUBIT5Across27 Chaotic melees outside the front of rowdy supermarket in IrelandEMERALDISLE11Across28 The proportional share or part of a whole that is due to a person or groupQUOTA5Across28 Number Ten is suffering setbackSIX3Across29 A handsome youth in Greek mythology killed by a wild boarADONIS6Across30 Lecherous old merchant who is one of the most important principal characters in commedia dell'artePANTALONE9Across32 In Greek mythology, a Phoenician princess abducted by Zeus in the form of a white bullEUROPA6Across33 The largest island of GreeceCRETE5Across35 Chicago's primary airportOHARE5Across36 The capital of ChadNDJAMENA8Across37 1904 novel by Joseph Conrad set in the fictitious South American republic of CostaguanaNOSTROMO8Across40 Belgian port on the River ScheldtANTWERP7Across41 English pop musician who had a 1989 top ten hit with remixed cover version of The Time Warp from The Rocky Horror ShowDAMIAN6Across43 Composer whose works include Peter and the Wolf and the opera The Love for Three OrangesSERGEIPROKOFIEV15Across45 Game that starts with a bully-offHOCKEY6Across50 Actor played the title role in the 1990 film Edward ScissorhandsJOHNNYDEPP10Across51 Mirage in the Strait of MessinaFATAMORGANA11Across52 Dame Rachel ___, educationalist and social reformer who became Children's Commissioner for England in 2021DESOUZA7Across53 Knighted British diplomat, politician and author married to Vita Sackville-WestHAROLDNICOLSON14Across54

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The debut album by Heaven 17, released in 1981PENTHOUSEANDPAVEMENT20Down1 Outperform skinny swimmer going about 90EXCEL5Down1 See 44MICHAELASTRACHAN16Down2 Setter climbs church next to green high-riseEMERGENCE9Down2 JointHIP3Down2 City on the River Neckar whose university is the oldest in GermanyHEIDELBERG10Down3 One of the 22 players snubbed by Liverpool's no. 1TEAL4Down3 SuccessivelyINAROW6Down3 1933 American musical comedy film starring Janet Gaynor that is a remake of the 1931 German romantic comedy Her Grace CommandsADORABLE8Down4 Poke around the middle of crossbill's nestROOST5Down4 MessengerRUNNER6Down4 Impossible to hearINAUDIBLE9Down5 A person with an abnormal convex curvature of the thoracic spineHUNCHBACK9Down5 'Stayin' Alive' excites one headed to danceEXISTENCE9Down5 Memorials to mark devout person's remains outsideTOMBSTONES10Down6 An explosive mixture of ammonium nitrate and TNT, used in shells and bombsAMATOL6Down6 Place of worshipCHURCH6Down6 Some purblind ring-tailed lemurINDRI5Down7 King of Wessex from 871 to 899, known as "the Great"ALFRED6Down7 Informal noteMEMO4Down7 New in - boy's head is wider than it is tallLANDSCAPE9Down8 Country whose capital is SeoulSOUTHKOREA10Down8 Sounding vase used in ancient Greek theatres to enhance the voices of performers by resonanceECHEA5Down10 EngulfOVERWHELM9Down11 The most populous city in New MexicoALBUQUERQUE11Down12 Charged issue agitating the leaders of Uzbekistan, Azerbaijan and north AsiaEUTHANASIA10Down13 A fleshy fruit with thin skin and a central stone, such as a plum or an oliveDRUPE5Down13 List of namesROSTER6Down14 Go, for example, and get on an elephant?BOARDGAME9Down14 Endless petanque playing on a road or avenueBOULEVARD9Down15 Soaking wetSODDEN6Down15 Naughty children putting smoking paraphernalia in garbageBLIGHTERS9Down16 Three-legged standTRIPOD6Down16 CloseNEAR4Down18 The capital of RomaniaBUCHAREST9Down20 1995 Michael Caton-Jones film starring Liam Neeson and Jessica LangeROBROY6Down21 IrritateIRK3Down21 Unit gathered near shelled areaMETRE5Down21 In Greek mythology, a hunter of Boeotia who was turned into a stag and torn apart by his own houndsACTAEON7Down22 They like eating bread, nothing specialDUCKS5Down22 A coarse fabric, often stiffened with gum, formerly used for clothingGROGRAM7Down23 Male and female cycling east of London?ESSEX5Down24 1972 UK number one single by Don McLeanVINCENT7Down25 Start to drag on Bluebird's jointDIVE4Down25 Japanese city that hosted the first Winter Olympics held in AsiaSAPPORO7Down26 The capital of TurkeyANKARA6Down29 The Beatles' best-selling single in the UKSHELOVESYOU11Down31 A 15-sided, 15-angled polygonPENTADECAGON12Down34 Long-running ITV soap opera that was set in a fictional motel in the MidlandsCROSSROADS10Down35 American actor who played Alex Rieger in the TV series TaxiJUDDHIRSCH10Down38 A colonnade that surrounds a court or buildingPERISTYLE9Down39 See 1PENTHOUSEANDPAVEMENT20Down42 TV presenter whose programmes have included The Hitman and Her and The Really Wild ShowMICHAELASTRACHAN16Down44 Characters of an ancient Germanic alphabet believed to have a magical significanceRUNES5Down46 Trader met by Simple Simon in a traditional nursery rhymePIEMAN6Down47 The daughter-in-law of Naomi and wife of Chilion, mentioned in the Book of RuthORPAH5Down48 English city at the confluence of the Rivers Thames and CherwellOXFORD6Down49

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This page lists every clue and answer from the The Independent crossword published on Saturday, February 7, 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.