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The Independent Crossword January 1 2026 Answers

Thursday puzzle · 60 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all 60 clues from the The Independent Crossword for January 1 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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ClueLetters#Answer
Unusual oldish adult patter in Alf’s vehicle on the box171 AcrossReveal answer → Travel by air31 AcrossReveal answer → Beverage33 AcrossReveal answer → Geoff’s hat-trick, underlining rich sporting talent from the outset56 AcrossReveal answer → Leg joint58 AcrossReveal answer → Male servant79 AcrossReveal answer → One who saved lenders59 AcrossReveal answer → Song of Catalan club (part)910 AcrossReveal answer → Variety of rice710 AcrossReveal answer → Alf’s magnificent success initially in year recalled611 AcrossReveal answer → Scent511 AcrossReveal answer → See 11712 AcrossReveal answer → January 11112 AcrossReveal answer → Hurry away after end of job, refusing to talk?814 AcrossReveal answer → Centre of attention following firm’s return to America516 AcrossReveal answer → Grown-up517 AcrossReveal answer → Fill with air719 AcrossReveal answer → Referring to hooter, space guys livid at first519 AcrossReveal answer → Dramatic scene721 AcrossReveal answer → Weapon record of four821 AcrossReveal answer → Proclamation522 AcrossReveal answer → Mimic323 AcrossReveal answer → Spoil324 AcrossReveal answer → Open in relation to king’s programme824 AcrossReveal answer → At first some take up commercial construction of building material627 AcrossReveal answer → Hours entertained by girls you fancy in mischievously playful way929 AcrossReveal answer → Moved fast, say, on return in large open area530 AcrossReveal answer → Captain producing extra, with repeated love531 AcrossReveal answer → Brothers in Athletic club succeeded932 AcrossReveal answer →

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ClueLetters#Answer
Jacket cheers poet61 DownReveal answer → Cover with spirits and set alight61 DownReveal answer → Expression of alarm (Informal)52 DownReveal answer → They’re easily noticed, birds with plumage in centre brought in92 DownReveal answer → Small-scale lottery73 DownReveal answer → Gets rid of wretched spiels after reread in the end73 DownReveal answer → Priest seen in cab — bearded44 DownReveal answer → Yearbook64 DownReveal answer → Singers missing start — God!55 DownReveal answer → Gift by will65 DownReveal answer → Avoid Anne Boleyn’s fate76 DownReveal answer → Effective116 DownReveal answer → Perhaps red port city, German — yes57 DownReveal answer → Duty list47 DownReveal answer → Pleasant surprise, one’s first to edit thoughtful work88 DownReveal answer → Gloomy party you’re texting413 DownReveal answer → Even-tempered713 DownReveal answer → Make gentler614 DownReveal answer → Chanted word615 DownReveal answer → Cardinal on rise provided volume after vacation415 DownReveal answer → Superior616 DownReveal answer → Belief unfinished scene must be included in artistic passage917 DownReveal answer → Row418 DownReveal answer → Unit worry over resistance award818 DownReveal answer → Type of window in small attic extension720 DownReveal answer → Maxim520 DownReveal answer → Free, having time for book, not imaginative722 DownReveal answer → Wind blast, not final, arose at sea623 DownReveal answer → Element of flag group is trouble525 DownReveal answer → Turning up full of hubris in the beginning, refer to moral belief526 DownReveal answer → Flier many recollected428 DownReveal answer →

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This page lists every clue from the The Independent crossword published on Thursday, January 1, 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.