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The Independent Crossword February 8 2026 Answers

Sunday puzzle · 51 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all 51 clues from the The Independent Crossword for February 8 2026. Stuck on one? Click the clue to reveal its verified answer, plus every other answer that clue has had across every publisher in our database.

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Jargon I allow, having talked turkey first121 AcrossReveal answer → Road safety feature121 AcrossReveal answer → ?58 AcrossReveal answer → ?69 AcrossReveal answer → Cut off in long twisted pieces89 AcrossReveal answer → Thingamy's party none enjoyed, on reflection610 AcrossReveal answer → See note810 AcrossReveal answer → Article411 AcrossReveal answer → What about rolls for hunger?411 AcrossReveal answer → Norwegian port912 AcrossReveal answer → Child eating seconds of steak made our bull cross812 AcrossReveal answer → Peril Cuba largely represented as one of USSR's vassals814 AcrossReveal answer → Perfect decider at Wembley netted close to time615 AcrossReveal answer → Deep void right inside Vance spread617 AcrossReveal answer → Bill of fare417 AcrossReveal answer → Boxing blow818 AcrossReveal answer → Rest in Leeds, travelling south819 AcrossReveal answer → Metallic element621 AcrossReveal answer → Successfully jump over high bunk821 AcrossReveal answer → Grasping tool522 AcrossReveal answer → Event with games and refreshments cost hosts time423 AcrossReveal answer → Lose momentum and then stop1223 AcrossReveal answer → Quite violent equestrian events in which Oscar comes last625 AcrossReveal answer → Likely Republican gets overwhelming ovation for silly speech826 AcrossReveal answer → Poor saint behind tree shat trousers1227 AcrossReveal answer →

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Shock from back of generator during power cut72 DownReveal answer → Scamp62 DownReveal answer → American in Soho, tube heaving, gets home for eight93 DownReveal answer → Leather53 DownReveal answer → Vortex that inspired Dyson hoovers?44 DownReveal answer → Light wood54 DownReveal answer → Venice exposed with rising sea coming in across the region75 DownReveal answer → Course of therapy75 DownReveal answer → Arab's cash I brought through Paris airport as usual106 DownReveal answer → Picture76 DownReveal answer → Russian scourge treating UK to a bit of Novichok57 DownReveal answer → Feel sorry about67 DownReveal answer → World leaders that shout and argue have become sour68 DownReveal answer → ?713 DownReveal answer → Noisy family? Try ours for a change1013 DownReveal answer → Excessively praised714 DownReveal answer → Have a proper place615 DownReveal answer → Edible mollusc616 DownReveal answer → Better advice about golf which might fetch you a bogey916 DownReveal answer → Extremely hard for ten playing cricket618 DownReveal answer → Sharp intelligence of copper719 DownReveal answer → Paved area519 DownReveal answer → Leaf on the end of twig oozing720 DownReveal answer → ?520 DownReveal answer → Lorry starts to alarm rider with uncontrolled movement522 DownReveal answer → Pretty remote island is splitting424 DownReveal answer →

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This page lists every clue from the The Independent crossword published on Sunday, February 8, 2026. Answers are checked against the completed grid before publishing and live on each clue's own page, so you only see the solutions you ask for. 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.